Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday urged the African Union member states and its officials to support the French initiative to organize an international peace conference aimed at reaching a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Ma'an news agency reports.
In a speech at the African Union’s 27th summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, Abbas said that the African Union had an important role to play in promoting peace in the region due to its influence both at the regional and international level.