United States – The US State Division mentioned yesterday, Friday, that “Secretary Anthony Blinken will journey to Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, and Italy subsequent week, and in the course of the tour he’ll focus on a ceasefire within the Gaza Strip.”
That is Blinken’s eighth tour within the area because the outbreak of warfare within the Gaza Strip on October 7, as his final go to right here was final March in an try to forestall a large-scale (Israeli) operation in Rafah.
The US State Division added, in a press release, that “Blinken will go to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar within the interval between June 10 and 12, 2024.”
In the course of the tour, the US Secretary of State will focus on with companions the need of reaching a ceasefire settlement that ensures the discharge of all hostages, based on the identical assertion.
The assertion added, “Throughout his tour, Blinken will stress the significance of the Palestinian faction motion’s acceptance of the proposal on the desk.”
In Jordan, the US Secretary of State will attend a convention on the pressing humanitarian response to Gaza, co-hosted by Jordan, Egypt and the United Nations.
Earlier than Blinken heads to the Center East, he’ll accompany US President Joe Biden on his journey to Normandy and Paris, France, on his official go to on the event of the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy landings, in the course of the interval extending from June 5 to 9.
Blinken can even accompany President Biden to the Italian area of Puglia on June 13-14 to attend the G7 leaders’ summit.
Supply: RT
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2024-06-08 13:57:42