AMMAN —
US President Joe Biden’s visit to the region, which is expected to include
Jordan, Palestine, Israel and Saudi Arabia, will take place in mid-July,
according to Israeli, and US media outlets.
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Biden is expected to visit Israel and the
Palestinian Territories on July
14 and 15 before traveling on to Saudi Arabia, Axios reported on Sunday. The
White House has not confirmed those dates, and Israeli officials all warned
that the timing had shifted several times and could change again.
Jordan will mark a
short few-hour stop for Biden but plans are not finalized yet, according to a
source that spoke to Jordan News.
One Israeli report
quoted an Israeli officials as saying, “Biden’s expected visit to the region
may take place in mid-July and last for three days.” The report said that the
proposed date for the visit, which was discussed during talks between Israeli
officials and their American counterparts on Sunday, is between July 13 and 15.
It was reported
that the proposed initial program for Biden is to reach the occupied
territories on the night of July 13–14, or in the morning of the following day.
Biden is scheduled
to meet on July 14 with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli
President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.
The next day, the
US president will visit the
West Bank, where he will meet with Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas, at the presidential headquarters in Bethlehem, then to
visit the Church of the Nativity in the city.
The tentative
agenda for the visit to Saudi Arabia includes a summit with the leaders of
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia,
according to Axios, but that has not been confirmed by the White House or any
other party.
“The trip comes in
the context of a significant agenda with Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the other
countries of the Middle East. That agenda is focused on delivering results for
the American people as well as ending wars and leading through diplomacy to
bring stability to the Middle East region,” a White House spokesperson told
Axios.
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