US envoys to discuss Palestine- Israel peace talks resumption in Jerusalem

PanARMENIAN.Net - Senior American officials, headed by Dennis Ross, advisor to President Barack Obama, will be arriving in Israel Tuesday, September 6 to meet with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for talks regarding the Palestinian UN move.

The Palestinian Authority is heading to the United Nations by the end of this month to demand international recognition of statehood. The U.S is opposing the move and is threatening to use its Veto power to topple it.

The talks will focus on the attempts to resume the stalled peace talks and “the day after the vote”, in addition to the attempts to avoid security deterioration in the West Bank.

Among other US officials, David Hale and Jonathan Schwartz will be accompanying Ross, and will be holding a meeting on Tuesday with Netanyahu, Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, and Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Benny Gantz.

It is worth mentioning that Quartet envoy, Tony Blair, arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday, and will be holding separate talks with Netanyahu and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.

Blair and the American envoys are coordinating their moves despite the fact that the meetings will be held separately, and that Blair and Ross aim at formulating a statement for the Quartet calling regarding the resumption of the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. The statement will be formulated after a green light from Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Haaretz reported.

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