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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
PA’s Abbas to address Turkish parliament in special session Thursday, Erdogan will attend
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to visit the Turkish capital Ankara and address the Turkish parliament in a special session tomorrow, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the parliamentary assembly, which will be opened by Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuşopen at 3 p.m.
In his speech, Abbas, who will be traveling to Ankara after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week, is expected to discuss issues pertaining to Palestinians in the West Bank, as well as efforts to bring about an end to Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip.
