Saudi Arabia: Official and Kushner

saudi arabia: The official said the purpose of the trip is to continue on the momentum that was created at the workshop in Bahrain and finalize the economic portion of the plan, according to The Japan Times. They will also discuss the possibility of locating the development fund in Bahrain, the official said. Kushner, Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, State Department official Brian Hook and Kushner aide Avi Berkowitz are expected to make make stops in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the official said. ; They leave late this month and return to Washington in early August. Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and the plan's main architect, sought to build support for his ambitious economic proposals for the Palestinian territories at an international meeting in Bahrain in June. Kushner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin last week discussed creation of the fund with World Bank President David Malpass, the official said. Palestinians poured scorn on the Trump administration's 50 billion investment plan to help achieve Middle East peace, but U.S. Gulf Arab allies said the economic initiative had promise if a political settlement is reached. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.