China News Network April 29 (Xinhua) According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 28th local time, the US State Department announced that, as the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are still at an impasse, US Secretary of State Lincoln will visit Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia again to meet with regional partners.
Data picture: US Secretary of State Lincoln. China News Service Photographed by reporter Sha Hanting
According to CNN, Blinken will leave for Saudi Arabia on the 29th local time. Blinken will attend the World Economic Forum and meet with Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh, Saudi capital.
An official of the US State Department said that while in Riyadh, Brinken would also hold a bilateral meeting on the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Miller, spokesman of the US State Department, said that Blinken would also go to Israel and Jordan. Miller said Blinken "will discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and ensure the release of hostages."
In an interview on April 26, Blinken said that during the visit, it is possible to launch a framework plan for the normalization of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and put forward proposals for Israel and Palestine to resolve a new round of conflict.
The Associated Press said that this was the seventh diplomatic visit to the region by Blinken since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian Israeli conflict on October 7, 2023.
