Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 11:33
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to attend the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa region, which takes place in Jordan later this week, an official said.
"Abbas has been invited to attend the Forum which is being held near the Dead Sea in Jordan, and will participate," a high-ranking Palestinian official told AFP on Tuesday.
"He received invitations to attend from Israeli President Shimon Peres's staff and Jordanian King Abdullah II," he added, saying US Secretary of State John Kerry would attend the forum taking place on Friday and Saturday.
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