Following an announcement Sunday that Bahrain and the United States will host an economic leadership “workshop” to “share ideas, discuss strategies and galvanize support for potential economic investments and initiatives that could be made possible by [the upcoming U.S.] peace agreement,” the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have announced that they will send delegations to participate.
“The UAE supports all international efforts aimed at supporting economic progress and increasing opportunities in the region, and alleviating the suffering of people in the region, particularly our brothers in Palestine,” the UAE Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The UAE reiterates its support for the establishment of a Palestinian state with [eastern] Jerusalem as its capital.”
The “Peace to Prosperity” summit is scheduled for June 25-26 and will mark the first phase of the rollout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinian Authority Minister Ahmed Majdalani told Reuters that the P.A. would not be sending a representative, but some reports indicate that private Palestinian representatives will attend.
“Any Palestinian who would take part would be nothing but a collaborator for the Americans and Israel,” he said.
Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon is expected to attend the conference, according to a report in The Times of Israel.