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US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladamir Putin on the Israel-Palestine situation upon how it's time to work towards a peace agreement between the two nations.
Trump told Putin in a phone call on Monday that now is the time to work toward a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, according to a statement released by the White House.
(Source: Reuters)
The phone call came ahead of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit to Russia.
Following the call, President Vladimir Putin on Monday passed greetings from the US President to the visiting Palestinian leader, who responded that he doesn't want to cooperate with Washington following its decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
"Naturally, we spoke about the Palestinian-Israeli settlement," he said. "I would like to convey to you his best wishes."
Abbas responded that the Palestinians don't want to cooperate with the United States as a sponsor of the peace process, but welcome multilateral cooperation.
The move outraged Palestinians and others across the Muslim world. Palestinian leaders have said it means that Washington can no longer serve as a Middle East peace broker.
"We refuse to cooperate with Americans as co-sponsors," Abbas told Putin in remarks carried by Russian news agencies.
(Source: AP)
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