According to The Jordan Times, Abdullah told Greenblatt that the United States also has an important role to play in relaunching talks that have been frozen since April 2014. He added that a twostate solution would have an important impact on regional stability.On Wednesday morning, Greenblatt met with President Reuven Rivlin and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Maj.-Gen. Yoav Mordechai and “discussed Israeli security challenges and ways to boost Palestinian economy.”Visited Yeshivat HaKotel tonight in the Old City, with a view of the heart of ancient Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/B7D8iPuSlW
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In Jericho, Greenblatt said he “met with Palestinian security chiefs and saw recruits training. We reviewed our joint work to build their capacity to fight terrorism and provide security that benefits both Palestinians and Israelis.”President of Israel @PresidentRuvi met @ his residence in Jerusalem w/ @jdgreenblatt45 @POTUS special representative https://t.co/iZSFulyM5u pic.twitter.com/93dB0upd9Q
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He also “met a cross-section of folks from Gaza (which) gave me hope we can find solutions to humanitarian challenges while meeting Israel’s security needs.”Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano visited Ramallah and held separate meetings with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah.Alfano pledged his commitment to a two-state solution and told Abbas that Israeli settlement activity was “illegal” and that Italy supported UN Security Council Resolution 2334 against settlement activity, which was approved in December.Hamdallah called on Italy to recognize Palestine as a state now, rather than wait for a peace deal to be concluded.Adam Rasgon contributed to this report.Met with Palestinian security chiefs and saw recruits training at the Jericho training center pic.twitter.com/AGEUI7YCFr
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