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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
UN head Ban tours new Palestinian city ahead of Abbas meet
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAfter spending Tuesday in Gaza and Jerusalem, Ban Ki-moon has moved on to the West Bank, where he visited the recently opened Palestinian city of Rawabi, considered a sign of Palestinian statehood aspirations.
Ban tours the sparkling new city outside Ramallah with a number of Palestinian officials, according to official Palestinian media outlet WAFA.
Ban expresses astonishment at the beauty of the place, according to the report.
The UN head is also slated to meet with PA President Abbas in Ramallah following an iftar Ramadan break fast Tuesday night.
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