RAMALLAH, 21 December 2020, (TON): A Palestinian official said on Sunday that there is a joint Palestinian-Egyptian-Jordanian move to support holding an international peace conference to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The move came as a result of a consultative meeting among three foreign ministers in Cairo on Saturday who stressed that the Palestinian cause is the central Arab issue and discussed ways to push the concerned parties to engage in the peace process.

Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab al-Louh told Palestinian official radio station "Voice of Palestine" that the ministers held the meeting to place the Palestinian issue at the front of the Arab and international position to find a just and comprehensive solution.

"The ministers are going to take advantage of the political changes in the Middle East Region, as well as the world, to support holding the international peace conference," al-Louh said.

The move will be based on the international resolutions related to the Palestinian issue in order to allow the Palestinians to establish their independent state on the borders of 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, according to al-Louh.

He explained that the move includes political, diplomatic and legal actions at the international level, as well as the European Union, which stresses the importance of solving the Palestinian issue as soon as possible.

Earlier, on 28 October, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted a request to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to hold urgent consultations and prepare an international peace conference.

The last US-sponsored peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians had stopped in 2014 due to differences over settlement, security, and borders. The Palestinians rejected sole American sponsorship of the peace negotiations.

The Palestinians are calling for holding an international conference for peace in the Middle East; however, their call is facing significant political obstacles.