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Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary meeting with Jared Kushner, 3 September 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met with US Senior Adviser to the President, Jared Kushner.

Foreign Secretary and Jared Kushner

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:

The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met with US Senior Advisor to the President, Jared Kushner, to discuss the Middle East Peace Process following Mr Kushner’s recent visit to the region. They welcomed the historic Israel-UAE normalisation deal, and discussed wider US efforts to facilitate the normalisation of ties between Israel and Arab States.

The Foreign Secretary updated Mr Kushner on his recent visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and his encouragement of a return to cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships, as a first step on the road to a renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary were clear about their commitment to a negotiated two state solution.

Published 4 September 2020