President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is engaged in negotiations with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman focused on creating a Palestinian state or territory.

According to a Bloomberg report, the talks are centered on creating a state or territory backed by Saudi Arabia and other countries.

Trump has vowed to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians — a task that has eluded presidents with more experience in the region — and has designated Kushner as the point person on the effort.

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But Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE is reportedly worried by the talks between Kushner and the crown prince.

According to Bloomberg, Tillerson is concerned that Kushner has not adequately shared the details of the talks, and that the negotiations could sour and stoke turmoil in the region.

Kushner has visited Saudi Arabia multiple times during his tenure in the White House. And while he regularly visits the State Department to update Tillerson on the negotiations, the secretary has grown concerned that the president's son-in-law has not kept him up to speed on all the details of the discussions, Bloomberg reported.

Tillerson's concerns about what he views as secret talks began before news reports surfaced on Thursday that the White House had put a plan in place to oust the secretary of State and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoOvernight Defense: House Democrats unveil stopgap spending measure to GOP opposition | Bill includes .6B for new subs | Trump issues Iran sanctions after world shrugs at US action at UN Navalny calls on Russia to return clothes he was wearing when he fell ill US issues Iran sanctions to enforce UN action ignored by international community MORE.

While the White House and State Department have dismissed the reports as false, Tillerson's team believes that Kushner is behind the push to remove him from the State Department, according to Bloomberg.