U.S. seeks to convene 4-way Mideast summit in June
The American Administration plans to
convene a four way Middle East peace summit in which U.S. President
Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah will
participate.
Well-placed U.S. sources said the
summit is slated to convene in Washington during the month of June-
with thought already being devoted to avoid a scheduling clash with
the 2013 Israeli Presidential Conference and the 90th birthday
celebrations of President Shimon Peres.
The sources said that Turkey, Egypt and
other Arab countries may also be invited to participate in the
summit, though it’s not clear yet at what level. Secretary of State
John Kerry discussed the planned summit in his meetings in Istanbul
this week with the Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers as well as
with Abbas.
The summit is also expected to be
discussed at Friday’s White House meeting between Obama and King
Abdullah, as well as in a mid-May Washington visit by Turkey’s
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. U.S. sources said that Israel is
also aware of the plan.
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