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- Hussein Al-Sheikh, Blair hold talks on Donald Trump’s plan
- Meeting precedes the release of Palestinian, Israeli captives
LONDON: Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, held talks on Sunday with Hussein Al-Sheikh, the vice president of the Palestinian Authority, on implementing US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
The meeting in Ramallah, the administrative seat of the PA, took place on the eve of the Israeli regime and Hamas preparing to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and several Israeli hostages on Monday.
Al-Sheikh and Blair are working to help stop Israel’s war and establish lasting peace in the region, the Wafa news agency reported.
“We have confirmed our readiness to work with President Trump, Mr. Blair and the partners to consolidate the ceasefire, the entry of aid, the release of hostages and prisoners, and then start with the recovery and reconstruction,” Al-Sheikh wrote on X.
“We stressed the importance of stopping the undermining of the Palestinian Authority, and especially the return of the withheld Palestinian revenues and preventing the undermining of the two-state solution in preparation for a comprehensive and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy.”
Blair, who served as the special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East from 2007 to 2015, is included in Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan.
He is expected to be part of an international transitional body responsible for overseeing and supervising the funding and redevelopment of the Palestinian coastal territory.