Discussion on the annexation of the Jewish state in the Palestinian territories on the West Bank of the Jordan river and in the Jordan valley was not the purpose of the visit of U.S. Secretary of state Michael Pompeo to Israel. This was stated on Wednesday at a press briefing the spokesman of high rank.
"I think we should dispel the notion that we flew halfway around the world to talk about annexation. These reports were incorrect," he said, referring to the publication in the media. "It was not the purpose of the trip", – said the American diplomat.
"It was not the main theme", – said in turn, another representative of the foreign Department of the USA.
Wednesday Pompeo visited Israel. It was his first foreign trip in nearly two months. The Secretary of state has been in Jerusalem a separate meeting with the Prime Minister, the leader of the party "Likud" Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the party "Kajol-Laban," benny Ganz, as well as the former head of the General staff of the Israeli army Gabi Ashkenazi, who on may 14 will be the foreign Minister in the new government of Israel.
Previously, the newspaper The Jerusalem Post claimed that one of the main topics of the talks Pompeo in Israel are the steps to implement the peace plan of the President of the United States Donald trump, according to which Israel plans the annexation of the West Bank of the Jordan and in the Jordan valley.
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We are talking about the envisaged plans of the new coalition government of Israel. Previously, trump and Netanyahu announced in Washington the key provisions of the American program of peaceful Palestinian-Israeli peace process, stating, in particular, about the intention of the U.S. government to admit Jewish settlements to Israeli territory. April 22, Pompeo said that the final decision on this issue remains with Israel.
As stated by the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the implementation of the prospective plans of the new government of Israel’s annexation of some territories in the West Bank will undermine the middle East peace process. She stressed that Russia considers it necessary to adhere to international legal basis for the settlement, including resolutions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
