Belgrade, July 07: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was Tuesday to begin an official visit to Serbia, the first by a Palestinian leader in 20 years. Abbas, who was invited by Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic, would meet senior officials, including Tadic and Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic.
Serbian media reported that Abbas’ two-day visit was a form of “resetting” relations between Serbia and the Palestinians.
Abbas and his hosts would discuss the conflict in the Middle East, the plight of the Palestinians and the situation in the Balkans and the world.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was the last Palestinian official to visit Belgrade in 1989, when he attended a Non-Aligned Movement summit.
–Agencies