Andrzej Duda welcomes Palestinian President to Warsaw

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, for the first time in seven years, has arrived in Warsaw for a three-day official trip to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and a number of officials. The presidents are to discuss peace issues 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 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.