Kerry to meet Netanyahu, Abbas next month

Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Brussels, Chisinau, Jerusalem and Ramallah from December 3 to 6, the State Department announced on Wednesday. In Brussels, Kerry will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministerial and associated meetings December 3-4, the announcement said. In Chisinau, Kerry will meet with senior Moldovan officials to discuss bilateral issues, as well as Moldova's path toward European integration, it said. In Jerusalem, Kerry will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss "a range of issues including Iran and the negotiations with the Palestinians," according to the statement. In Ramallah, Kerry will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas "where he will also discuss the ongoing final-status negotiations, among other issues," it said