WASHINGTON, April 3 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for further Palestinian reforms after the naming of a government in a call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmud Abbas, as Washington seeks a post-war solution in Gaza.
Blinken told Abbas that the United States "looks forward to working with the new PA cabinet to promote peace, security and prosperity and urged the implementation of necessary reforms," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
"Secretary Blinken emphasized that a revitalized PA is essential to delivering results for the Palestinian people in both the West Bank and Gaza," he said.
Abbas last week approved a new government led by Mohammed Mustafa, his long-trusted adviser on economic affairs...