Crown Prince and Jordan’s King Abdullah talk Palestine: Israel’s escalating aggression in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank was the focus of talks between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Abdullah II of Jordan during a brief meeting in Neom Palace yesterday, state news agency SPA reported.

Speaking of Palestine, the Crown Prince received a call yesterday from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the situation in Gaza and the Kingdom’s efforts to end Israel’s attacks on the enclave and further push for a Palestinian statehood on the world stage.

The Foreign Ministry also welcomed Australia’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine in September. The Kingdom praised the growing international consensus for a two-state solution and urged other nations to recognize Palestine to help end the ongoing war, citing continued Israeli violations of international law.

On the Ukrainian front, the Crown Prince received a call from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised the Kingdom’s “absolutely clear support” for Ukraine’s stance that peace decisions must include its participation, the Ukrainian Presidency said in a statement. Both leaders agreed that excluding Ukraine and Europe from such decisions is dangerous.

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