{"id":55818,"date":"2023-01-10T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T20:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55818"},"modified":"2023-01-10T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:17:26","slug":"the-negev-forum-working-groups-and-regional-cooperation-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55818","title":{"rendered":"The Negev Forum Working Groups and Regional Cooperation Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>01\/10\/2023 02:44 PM EST<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n<p>I welcome the inaugural meeting of the Negev Forum Working Groups\u00a0hosted by\u00a0the\u00a0United Arab Emirates\u00a0on January 9-10,\u00a0in Abu Dhabi.\u00a0 Senior officials from the Governments of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States\u00a0discussed opportunities to\u00a0advance initiatives that encourage regional integration, cooperation, and development, for the\u00a0benefit of their\u00a0populations\u00a0and the\u00a0wider\u00a0region. These include initiatives that\u00a0could\u00a0strengthen the Palestinian economy and improve the quality of life of the Palestinian people.\u00a0 The United States strongly supports\u00a0this effort to build bridges and opportunity across the region. I thank the United Arab Emirates for hosting this important gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The Negev Forum Steering Committee also\u00a0released\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.c6HxRhTo_EifLTubQLT-dv6Ys4BRnUixkT_5dTb2RLo\/s\/1421353029\/br\/152186988539-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.c6HxRhTo_EifLTubQLT-dv6Ys4BRnUixkT_5dTb2RLo\/s\/1421353029\/br\/152186988539-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1673470719360000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3_nj3bAsok6CrMHUmnhzec\">Negev Forum Regional Cooperation Framework\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0adopted November 10, 2022, codifying\u00a0the structure and goals of the Forum and recognizing the potential to build networks of cooperation to advance common interests, regional stability, and prosperity in the Middle East.\u00a0 The Framework affirmed that these relations can be harnessed to create momentum in Israeli-Palestinian relations, towards a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and as part of efforts to achieve a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace.<\/p>\n<p>The United States\u00a0will continue\u00a0to work with our partners in the region to promote and implement this vision, including at\u00a0the\u00a0upcoming\u00a0Negev Forum Ministerial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01\/10\/2023 02:44 PM EST &nbsp; Antony&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55819,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55818\/revisions\/55819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}