Ramallah, West Bank (AP) - An aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he'll meet with President Barack Obama in Washington on May 28.
 
Nabil Abu Rdeneh says Abbas wants the U.S. to persuade the new Israeli government to accept a two-state solution -- namely, separate Israeli and Palestinian states living alongside each other in peace.
 
Abbas also wants the U.S. to persuade Israel to halt its settlement construction.
 
Israel's new hardline government has balked at supporting the creation of a Palestinian state. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans to keep building in settlements.
 
On Tuesday, Obama said he expected Israelis and Palestinians to make "gestures of good faith" within months to revive the languishing Mideast peace process.
 
The White House said Netanyahu would also visit Washington in the next few weeks.