Trump says he wants two-state solution for Mideast conflict

US President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their bilateral meeting the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he wanted a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the clearest expression yet of his administration’s support for such an outcome.


The Trump administration has in the past said it would support a two-state solution if both sides agreed to it.

Trump, in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations, also said he wanted to unveil a peace plan in the next two to three months.

“It is a dream of mine to get that done prior to the end of my first term,” Trump said.