Palestinian-Jordanian-Egyptian Summit Soon to ‘Coordinate Positions’

Palestinian-Jordanian-Egyptian Summit Soon to ‘Coordinate Positions’

A mural in Ramallah of medical staff and frontliners working during the coronavirus outbreak (Wafa news agency)

A tripartite Palestinian-Egyptian-Jordanian summit is expected to be held soon to coordinate positions ahead of President Mahmoud Abbas's trip to the United Nations, announced Azzam al-Ahmad, member of Fatah Central Committee.

Ahmad, also a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said that the summit would likely be in Cairo, stressing the Palestinian leadership's need for continuous coordination with Egypt and Jordan.

The Palestinians have been working with Egypt and Jordan for many months to develop a plan that enjoys Arab and US support to launch a new political process in the region that leads to direct negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

The coordination began before US President Joe Biden came to power and continued after he assumed office, but it intensified after the Gaza Strip war.

The US administration aims to find a comprehensive solution based on the two-state solution, not just a partial solution in the Strip.

The Palestinian leadership seeks to engage in a political process under the supervision of the International Quartet.

Ahmad stressed the need to coordinate and unify positions with Arab and Islamic countries and said that talks