JERUSALEM, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday wrapped up her about 24-hour trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, ending the mission, as what she had put, to take advantage of "mutual opportunities" to advance the two-state solution.
Despite the much fanfare and the newly-coined phrase, some former diplomats and analysts in Israel were basically doubtful over the prospect of any significant progress in the Middle East peace process.
Earlier on Thursday, Rice travelled to Ramallah and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the entire Palestinian caretaker cabinet, led by the U.S.-backed prime minister Salam Fayyad.
It was the first time for Rice to visit the West Bank since Islamic Hamas movement seized control of the Gaza Strip and captured pro-Abbas security headquarters last month.
At a press conference with Abbas, Rice called for more and deepening dialogues between the Palestinians and Israel "on all ofthe issues that will lead ultimately to the founding of a Palestinian state."
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Despite the much fanfare and the newly-coined phrase, some former diplomats and analysts in Israel were basically doubtful over the prospect of any significant progress in the Middle East peace process.
Earlier on Thursday, Rice travelled to Ramallah and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the entire Palestinian caretaker cabinet, led by the U.S.-backed prime minister Salam Fayyad.
It was the first time for Rice to visit the West Bank since Islamic Hamas movement seized control of the Gaza Strip and captured pro-Abbas security headquarters last month.
At a press conference with Abbas, Rice called for more and deepening dialogues between the Palestinians and Israel "on all ofthe issues that will lead ultimately to the founding of a Palestinian state."
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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