NICOSIA, October 28, 2026 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Cypriot counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides.

President Abbas is scheduled to meet with President Christodoulides to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and exchange views on the latest developments in Palestine and the region.

According to the Phileleftheros daily newspaper, other major issues on the agenda will also include Cyprus’ humanitarian role, particularly ‘Amalthea’ sea corridor used to send aid shipments to the genocide-stricken Gaza Strip a well as EU-Palestine relations.

It will be the third meeting between the two presidents since Christodoulides was elected. They last met in Palestine in May 2025.

President Abbas is accompanied by PLO Executive Committee Member Ziad Abu Amr, General Intelligence Service chief Maj. Gen. Majed Faraj, Presidential Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi al-Khaldi, and Palestine’s Ambassador to Nicosia Abdullah Attari.

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