MALTA, July 17, 2008 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the prisoner swap and extended his congratulations to the family of the longest-held Lebanese prisoner, Samir Kintar.
President Abbas' comments came from Malta where he held meetings with officials.
The Fatah movement organized a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday to celebrate the release of Kintar and the return of Dalal Mughrabi's remains.
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