Palestinian president to address UN General Assembly in September

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit New York in mid-September to address the UN General Assembly. the Ambassador of Palestine in Moscow, Abdel Hafiz Nofal, said, Report informs via TASS.

"The president will travel to New York in mid-September to address the UN General Assembly, where he will call on other countries to recognize the Palestinian state," the diplomat said. "He is ready to meet with the Russian delegation on the sidelines of the UN GA."