Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has called on Brazil to play a key role in a multilaterally mediated peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, the official PA news site Wafa reported.
Maliki made the statement during a meeting in Ramallah on Thursday with Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes.
Since President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December and initiated the relocation of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to the city, Abbas has said the Palestinians will no longer work with an American-dominated peace process and has called for the establishment of a multilaterally mediated peace process to replace it.
In a speech at the United Nations Security Council last week, PA President Mahmoud Abbas called for an international peace conference in mid-2018, which he said should conclude with the creation of a mechanism for a multilaterally mediated peace process.
Israel has said it will only work with a US-led peace process.
Nunes told Maliki that Brazil is prepared to participate “in any effort that leads to the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
Later on Thursday, PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Nunes met to discuss cooperation in energy, education, health and especially agriculture, a separate Wafa report said.
Hamdallah said a committee should be established to follow up on all matters related to cooperation between Brazil and the Palestinians.
Article source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Don-Giovanni-at-the-Israel-Opera-540073
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