Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hosted a lunch for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Ramallah:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today hosted a lunch for visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Ramallah.
"A fresh momentum to an old friendship. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on Abu Mazen, President Mahmoud Abbas," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Mr Abbas is also known as Abu Mazen, a teknonym in Arabic.
"Breaking bread together in Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas hosts lunch for EAM @SushmaSwaraj," Mr Swarup said in another tweet.
Earlier today, Ms Swaraj, who was accompanied by Secretary (East) in the External Affairs Ministry Anil Wadhwa and other senior officials of the ministry, held delegation level talks with her Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki, starting her visit to Palestine and Israel.
Following this, she paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his bust at the Garden of Nations in Ramallah.
She also paid tributes to the mausoleum of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Ms Swaraj, who landed in Tel Aviv late on Saturday, reached Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine, on Sunday morning.
From Palestine, the minister will proceed to Israel to meet top Israeli leaders.
"A fresh momentum to an old friendship. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on Abu Mazen, President Mahmoud Abbas," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Mr Abbas is also known as Abu Mazen, a teknonym in Arabic.
"Breaking bread together in Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas hosts lunch for EAM @SushmaSwaraj," Mr Swarup said in another tweet.
Earlier today, Ms Swaraj, who was accompanied by Secretary (East) in the External Affairs Ministry Anil Wadhwa and other senior officials of the ministry, held delegation level talks with her Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki, starting her visit to Palestine and Israel.
Following this, she paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his bust at the Garden of Nations in Ramallah.
She also paid tributes to the mausoleum of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Ms Swaraj, who landed in Tel Aviv late on Saturday, reached Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine, on Sunday morning.
From Palestine, the minister will proceed to Israel to meet top Israeli leaders.
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