President Abbas arrives in Algiers to attend Arab summit

ALGIERS– President Mahmoud Abbas Monday afternoon arrived in Algiers to attend the 31st Arab League Summit.

President Abbas was accorded an official ceremonial reception at the airport and received by his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune and a host of senior Algerian officials.

Both Presidents reviewed the guard of honor and the national anthems of Palestine and Algeria were played afterwards.

The summit, scheduled on November 1-2, comes after a three-year hiatus imposed by the coronavirus pandemic and is the fourth to be hosted by Algeria since the summit of November 1973.

The 22-member Arab League held its last summit in Tunisia in 2019.

Source: Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA)