Saudi Arabia wants ‘fair’ solution for Palestinians

King Salman tells Trump over phone

September 07, 2020 09:52 pm | Updated 10:21 pm IST - Riyadh

King Salman. File

King Salman. File

Saudi Arabia supports a “fair” solution for the Palestinian cause, King Salman has told Donald Trump in a phone call, as the U.S. President praised the kingdom for opening its airspace to Israel-UAE flights.

Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow the United Arab Emirates, which announced last month it would establish diplomatic ties with Israel, until the Jewish state has signed a peace accord with the Palestinians.

In a phone call to Mr. Trump on Sunday, King Salman affirmed the “kingdom’s keenness to reach a lasting and fair solution to the Palestinian cause to bring peace”, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

Last week, Saudi Arabia agreed to permit UAE flights to “all countries” to overfly the kingdom.

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