RAMALLAH, 2 February, 2021 (TON): After a three- year pause, the Palestinian Authority resumes contacts with the U.S. government.

The hiatus was followed by the former U.S. President Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel that led the ties to sever.

In a statement issued here on Monday, Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs, said: “Today, I had a telephone conversation with Hadya Amr, a US official, who is in charge of the Palestinian and Israeli affairs in the American State Department.”

He added that the conversation with Amr “was positive, and we discussed the bilateral relationships, the latest developments, and the political situation”.

“At the end of the conversation, we agreed to keep in contact,” al-Sheikh said, adding that it was the first official contact between a Palestinian official and an official from the new US administration since Joe Biden took office on January 20.

The administration is all intending o abolish the Trump policies towards Palestine, told Richard Mills, the new U.S. ambassador to the UN.

On January 26, the Biden administration had announced restoring relations with Palestine, a move welcomed by the latter.

The ties between the two countries are going towards betterment as the new U.S. President’s Middle East policy will likely support a mutually agreed solution and intend to restore the diplomatic missions.