US President Donald Trump’s plans to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights will strip Washington of any chance to mediate peace in the Middle East, Imad Moustapha, the Syrian Ambassador to China and a former envoy to the United States, told Sputnik.
“This latest US move will completely undermine the US ability to engage in any diplomatic initiative aiming at finding a diplomatic solution to the Middle East conflict. This will further incubates more wars and violent conflicts,” Moustapha said.
On Thursday, Trump suggested that it was time for Washington to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a border area that the US-allied country annexed from Syria in the 1967 Six Day War. The news almost coincided with the US administration’s pledge to unveil the details of Trump’s long-awaited peace plan for Israel and Palestine, billed as a “deal of the century,” soon.