White House's Kushner to finalise Palestinian economic plan on Middle East tour - official


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  • Monday, 22 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is interviewed by Reuters at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will lead a U.S. delegation on a tour of the Middle East to finalise details of his proposed $50 billion (40 billion pounds) economic development plan for the Palestinians, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, an administration official said on Sunday.

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.

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