A Palestinian Authority delegation headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to leave for Latin America on Saturday in an intensive tour aimed at throwing support behind endorsing recognition of a PA state." Brazil has been mentioned as one of the stops. The delegation is also scheduled to participate in a socialist conference in Cuba.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is also due to visit a number of Latin American countries next week, at the head of a large, high-ranking economic and trade delegation, comprising traders and managers from both the governmental and private sectors. Stops include Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela.

The visits by the two delegations follow one by Israeli President Shimon Peres.