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February 13, 2018

Palestinian President to "Refuse to Cooperate" with U.S. as Mideast Mediator
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In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas to the Kremlin Monday for talks that could
reshape diplomatic efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Speaking to reporters, Abbas said he could no longer accept the United
States as a mediator, after the Trump administration declared it would
recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and began moving the U.S.
Embassy there from Tel Aviv.

President Mahmoud Abbas: "In such an atmosphere, which was created by
U.S. actions, we state that from now on we refuse to cooperate in any
form with the U.S. in its status of a mediator, as we stand against its
actions."



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