Andrzej Duda welcomes Palestinian President in Warsaw

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas first in seven years arrived to Warsaw in a three-day official trip to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and a number of officials. The presidents are to discuss a peace issue in the Middle East, the situation of refugees and Christians in the region, economic cooperation and Polish development aid. "Poland is a consistent advocate of building trust in the Middle East and leading to a situation when we will be able to say that there is stable peace in the region, which, as we know, is extremely difficult to achieve," said a presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski. The meeting is related to a visit by the Polish president to Israel and the Palestinian territories planned for early next year.