US set to close PLO office in Washington

WASHINGTON - The US government was scheduled to announce on Monday that it will close the Palestine Liberation Organization's office in Washington, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

The US media outlet quoted the planned remarks of US National Security Advisor John Bolton as saying that "the (US President Donald) Trump administration will not keep the office open when the Palestinians refuse to start direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel".

Bolton was expected to say that the United States will always stand with Israel, and to "threaten to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it moves ahead with investigations of the US and Israel", US media reported.