KUWAIT, April 23, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Kuwait on Sunday for a two-day official visit.

Abbas, along with his accompanying delegation, are due to hold official talks with Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait.

Abbas is set to travel to Washington on the third of the upcoming month of May, where he is scheduled to meet with U.S president Donald Trump to discuss reviving peace talks with Israel, the White House announced on Wednesday.

“They will use the visit to reaffirm the commitment of both the U.S. and Palestinian leadership to pursuing and ultimately concluding a conflict-ending settlement between the Palestinians and Israel," said White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

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