Trump Middle East adviser Kushner to meet EU leaders

AFP  |  Brussels 

Donald Trump's and Middle will hold talks with in on Tuesday.

"The will meet Jared Kushner, to the of the of America, They will discuss the situation and other geopolitical issues," told reporters.

Trump, whose administration has staunchly backed Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu, acknowledged doubts about the plan himself on Monday, while Kushner suggested Palestinians weren't ready to govern themselves.

The US is to lay out an economic component of the plan, which has been spearheaded by Kushner, on June 25 and 26 in Bahrain, where states are expected to make pledges to boost the troubled Palestinian economy.

But it is not clear when the political aspects of the plan -- which are expected to avoid calling for the creation of a Palestinian state -- will be unveiled.

Abandoning the call for a Palestinian state would end years of US support for the so-called "two-state" solution, which envisages separate homelands for Jews and Palestinians.

The EU is still firmly behind the two-state solution with as capital of both states -- in contrast to Washington, which has recognised the city as Israel's capital.

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First Published: Tue, June 04 2019. 20:15 IST