Mahmoud Abbas

The Greek parliament unanimously asked from the Greek government the recognition of the State of Palestine at a special session held on Tuesday in the presence of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas was welcomed as head of state by parliament...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Athens on Monday afternoon. The two men addressed the Israeli- Palestinian conflict as well as the state of the wider region. During their conversation, the two leaders discussed how...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos welcoming earlier on Monday the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas referred to the sincere, traditional and enduring friendship between the Greek and the Palestinian people. Regarding the solution of the Palestinian problem, Pavlopoulos noted that Greece's positions...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived earlier on Sunday at Athens International Airport. According to the official schedule, President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will receive Abbas on Monday at 12:00 at the presidential mansion. At 14:30 the Palestinian authority leader...

In a historical decision, the Greek Parliament is to recognize the State of Palestine on December 22. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has already signed the decision according to which "Palestine" will be the official name of the State of Palestine....

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Palestine on Wednesday and reiterated his desire for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. In a joint press conference following their meeting in Palestine, Tsipras expressed his support for...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday that he will support a SYRIZA initiative to propose the recognition of the Palestinian state by the Greek Parliament, sources said. The proposal will be submitted by...