CAIRO, March 31, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas starts Sunday a two-day official to Egypt during which he will meet the chairman of the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Mohammad Tantawi, Palestine’s ambassador to Cairo, Barakat al-Farra said Saturday.
Abbas and Tantawi will discuss Palestinian reconciliation as well as efforts to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip caused by the Israeli blockade.
They will also discuss the stalled peace process and bilateral relations.
Abbas will lay the foundation stone for the new Palestine embassy in Cairo.
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