US Assistant Secretary of State confirms Biden administration's commitment to a two-state solution
Today, Saturday, US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf affirmed the commitment of the administration of President Joe Biden to a two-state solution.
Leaf said when she met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah that the mission of her delegation to the region is to prepare for the visit of "Biden, who wants to meet Abbas and discuss strengthening Palestinian-American partnership and relations and finding ways to stop the escalation in the region and move to the political horizon."
Leaf expressed, according to what was reported by the official Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), the US administration's keenness to create the appropriate environment and with the aim of giving hope to the Palestinians and all the peoples of the region.
The agency stated that during the meeting, they discussed "the latest developments and the dangerous situation that events have reached in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas renewed his demand during the meeting to reopen the organization's office in Washington and the US Consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem, which were closed under the administration of former President Donald Trump, According to what his office said in a statement.
Abbas and Leif, who began a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Saturday, also discussed "US-Palestinian relations, US aid to the Palestinians, and consolidation of relations," according to what the US State Department said in a statement in Arabic posted on its Twitter account.
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