RAMALLAH, June 19, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday received a phone call from Iraq’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari informing him that the Iraqi government decided to grand $25 million to the Palestinian Authority.

Abbas thanked Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Iraqi people for their continuous support to the Palestinian people.

Abbas informed Zebari the latest developments in the peace process with Israel and the internal Palestinian reconciliation.

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