Gaza truce talks in 'final stages': Foreign Ministry Official
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Doha, Qatar: Negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their final stages on Tuesday, said Advisor to the Prime Minister and Of...
Doha, Qatar: Negotiations for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal were in their "final stages" on Tuesday, said Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari adding that they were hopeful an agreement could be reached "very soon".
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have stepped up efforts to broker a ceasefire to enable the release of hostages held in Gaza.
In the weekly media briefing today, January 14, 2024, foreign ministry spokesperson said negotiations were in their "final stages".
"We do believe that we are at the final stages... certainly we are hopeful that this would lead very soon to an agreement," Ansari said, adding "until there is an announcement... we shouldn't be over-excited about what's happening right now".
"We have reached a point where the major issues that were preventing a deal from happening were addressed," he told a news conference.
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