It comes one week after the European Union rejected parts of Trump’s peace plan for the Middle East.
The bloc, which took time to respond in order to allow for unanimity from all of its members, said on Feb. 4 that the plan departed from “internationally agreed parameters,” Reuters reported.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry has since described the EU’s position as “regrettable and, to say the least, odd.”
When asked about the perception of the Trump administration in the region, Al Faisal replied: “On Palestine, definitely it is a step back, as I told you. They have abandoned all of the legitimate history and weight of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and adopted a course that is very much one-sided.”
“As far as Iran is concerned, he’s definitely, in my view, taken the right course. Because the nuclear deal allowed Iran, instead of becoming a constructive partner in the Middle East, to be a destructive player in the Middle East.”
“So, reconvening that negotiation and that deal is what he’s offering. The Iranians have not accepted renegotiating the deal and I think they should,” Al Faisal said.
Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/middle-east-peace-plan-saudi-prince-sharply-criticizes-trump-proposal.html