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Merz promotes peace plan with Abbas ahead of visit to Israel
Merz supports the US peace plan and calls on the Palestinian Authority for essential reforms to stabilize Gaza's ceasefire and aid efforts amid ongoing disputes.
- On Saturday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz phoned Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, reaffirming support for US President Donald Trump's peace plan and urging urgently needed reforms ahead of his weekend visit to Jordan and Israel.
- Talks will focus on stabilising the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been in place for almost two months, and advancing a second phase including Hamas disarmament and an international peacekeeping force.
- Israel and Hamas currently accuse each other of violating the ceasefire almost daily, while Hamas alleges the Israeli army shifted the 'yellow line' further west and Germany lifted its temporary partial arms embargo a fortnight ago, with Israel seeking authorised deliveries including gearboxes for Merkava tanks.
- Financial disputes centre on the EU's 1.6 billion euros pledge and Germany's 30 million euros plan, while Germany will not resume regular PA payments until 'martyr payments' issues are clarified.
- The visit could help advance a negotiated two-state solution and Merz will first stop in Amman, Jordan to meet King Abdullah II and visit Yad Vashem, while Germany's postwar security role remains undecided and the trip must address the international arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Federal Chancellor Merz made a phone call with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Abbas, prior to his trip to the Middle East. The Chancellor underlined his support for the peace plan of US President Trump and welcomed the Palestinian Authority's cooperative attitude towards it, said Government spokesman Kornelius.
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Merz promotes peace plan with Abbas ahead of visit to Israel
In the run-up to his trip to Israel, the German Chancellor spoke with Mahmoud Abbas about the US peace plan and called for reforms in the Palestinian leadership. The goal remains a negotiated solution for more security in the region.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas today to reform the Palestinian Authority.
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