WASHINGTON - US special envoy George Mitchell was on his way Monday to Morocco ahead of his return to the Middle East later in the week, State Department spokesman Robert Wood said.But Wood, speaking to reporters, gave no details about his Middle East stops beyond what he gave last week about his plans to meet officials from Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, the Gulf and North Africa.
It will be Mitchell's first visit to the region since Israel's right-leaning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office.
"I believe Senator Mitchell is en route to Morocco and will be having discussions, obviously, with the Moroccan authorities," Wood told the State Department daily news briefing. "He's going to advance the goal of the two-state solution in the Middle East. But when we have some more details with regard to his travel... we'll be happy to get them to you," he added.
Wood said on April 6 that the former US senator and architect of Northern Ireland's peace agreement aims to "advance the goal of the two-state solution and comprehensive peace in the region.
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