Mahmoud Abbas blames Israel, US for Mideast peace deadlock

Mahmud AbbasPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday held both Israel and the US responsible for the deadlock in the Middle East peace process Palestinian media reported Abbas remarks were made in a meeting with Foreign Minister of Morocco Nasser Bourita in the West Bank city of Ramallah saying that the Israeli measures and the unfair US policies are the main reason for bringing the peace process into a deadlock Xinhua reportedAbbas stressed the importance of holding an international peace conference that prepares for a mechanism to resolve the Palestinian cause based on the international resolutions and lead to establishing a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital The Palestinian staterun news agency WAFA reported that President Abbas briefed the Moroccan FM on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories as well as the peace process which is stalled due to the Israeli and the US policiesAbbas also renewed the his calls on the importance of the Arab position that backs the Palestinians who are sticking to their legitimate rights and who oppose the language of dictation and threats which aim at liquidating the Palestinian cause Meanwhile Bourita stressed the importance of his visit to the Palestinian territories to express the supportive positions on Morocco towards the Palestinians and express solidarity with themHe informed Abbas that King Mohamed the 6th is deeply concerned in the issue of Jerusalem and is always interested in coordination with President Abbas on this respect and other issues related to the Palestinian cause Earlier on Tuesday the Palestinian National Authority PNA announced that it had agreed with Morocco on forming a joint ministerial committee that will convene before the end of this yearThe PNA minister of foreign affairs Reyad alMalki announced in a joint news conference with Bourita that the formation of the joint committee is to express the strong and joint ties between the two countries The visit of the Foreign Minister of Morocco is a clear sign that expresses the desire of the Moroccan kingdom to keep in contact with the Palestinians and express its interest in the historic and political position of Jerusalem alMalki told reportersHe unveiled that he agreed with Bourita to ask the ambassadors of both countries to start working together on the formation of the joint committee in order to come up with the expected positive results Bourita who visited earlier alAqsa Mosque in Jerusalem told reporters that his country rejects any action that influence the Arab or Islamic identity of the city of Jerusalem adding that his country follows up various projects to support the Palestinians steadfastnessCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever