RAMALLAH, Monday, July 19, 2021 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas today congratulated his counterpart, President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega Saavedra, and his deputy, Rosario Murillo, on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the glorious victory of the popular Sandinista revolution.

The President expressed his pride in their bilateral relations based on friendship and respect, and his keenness to promote it for the good and benefit of the two friendly peoples and countries.

He also expressed his great appreciation for Nicaragua's solidarity and support for the Palestinian people and their just cause, in order to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine and its holy places, and for the Palestinian people to win their legitimate rights in freedom and independence.

M.K.