Jordan participates in Sharm el-Sheikh talks in push for pre-Ramadan calm
The five-way meeting started, Sunday, in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a U.S. and Jordanian backed effort to calm a surge of violence in the West Bank ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The five-way meeting follows a Feb. 26 summit, the first of its kind in years, that secured Israeli and Palestinian pledges to de-escalate but was challenged by factions on both sides and failed to halt violence on the ground.
The meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh 'aims to support dialogue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides to work to stop unilateral actions and escalation, and break the existing cycle of violence and achieve calm', a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry said.
This could 'facilitate the creation of a climate suitable for the resumption of the peace process', it added.
Reuters
The five-way meeting started, Sunday, in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a U.S. and Jordanian backed effort to calm a surge of violence in the West Bank ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The five-way meeting follows a Feb. 26 summit, the first of its kind in years, that secured Israeli and Palestinian pledges to de-escalate but was challenged by factions on both sides and failed to halt violence on the ground.
The meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh 'aims to support dialogue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides to work to stop unilateral actions and escalation, and break the existing cycle of violence and achieve calm', a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry said.
This could 'facilitate the creation of a climate suitable for the resumption of the peace process', it added.
Reuters
The five-way meeting started, Sunday, in the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh in a U.S. and Jordanian backed effort to calm a surge of violence in the West Bank ahead of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The five-way meeting follows a Feb. 26 summit, the first of its kind in years, that secured Israeli and Palestinian pledges to de-escalate but was challenged by factions on both sides and failed to halt violence on the ground.
The meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh 'aims to support dialogue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides to work to stop unilateral actions and escalation, and break the existing cycle of violence and achieve calm', a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry said.
This could 'facilitate the creation of a climate suitable for the resumption of the peace process', it added.
Reuters
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Jordan participates in Sharm el-Sheikh talks in push for pre-Ramadan calm
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