Abbas to ask Indian PM for support in replacing US mediation
RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will ask India's visiting prime minister to support a multi-country sponsorship that would replace the United States as the sole mediator in future Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday.
Narendra Modi flew by helicopter from Jordan to Ramallah on Saturday for his first-ever visit to the Palestinian Authority.
Palestinian official Nabil Shaath said Modi is to hold talks with Abbas and sign cooperation agreements worth about $50 million.
