DOHA, Nov 1: Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Monday that a large Pakistani delegation whose upcoming visit to Israel was reported by the media was in fact planning to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
The delegation “is going to meet Mahmoud Abbas,” but “we need facilities from the Israelis” to enable the team to visit the Palestinian Authority chairman, Kasuri told reporters in the Qatari capital. He did not say if the delegation would also be meeting Israeli officials or give details about its size or the date of its trip.—AFP
