Abbas calls Peres ‘brave’ partner for peace

In his condolences, Abbas hails Shimon Peres as a “brave” partner for peace, the official Palestinian news agency reported.

“Peres was a partner in making the brave peace with the martyr Yasser Arafat and prime minister (Yitzhak) Rabin, and made unremitting efforts to reach a lasting peace from the Oslo agreement until the final moments of his life,” the letter says, according to the Wafa news agency.

AFP contributed

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