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Abbas thanks Saudi leaders for ‘solidarity and firm stand by our people’
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US President Joe Biden (L) is received by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem in the West Bank on July 15, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sends a letter of thanks to Saudi leaders “for their commitment, solidarity and firm stand by our people” during the weekend summit with US President Joe Biden.
According to PA news agency Wafa, Abbas conveys thanks to the king and crown prince for “their support for the national rights of our people and their just cause, emphasizing the end of the Israeli occupation of our land and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and thanks to the sister countries participating in the summit for their firm and capable positions towards the Palestinian cause.”
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