RAMALLAH, January 30, 2011 (WAFA)- President Mahmoud Abbas Sunday received a letter from President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias in which he recognized a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
Christofias, in his letter, ensured historic deep relations between the two countries hoping that the region will witness a peaceful settlement which ensures an independent state for the Palestinian people with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Cyprus is member states of the EU playing an effective role in strengthening European relations with Palestinian Authority.
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