President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) MahmoudAbbas will arrive in the country today on a two-day state visit.
Mahmoud Abbas was elected President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in 2005.
Abbas is a leading politician in Fatah. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in 2004. Before being named Prime Minister, Abbas led the PLO's Negotiations Affairs Department. He has served as Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee since 2004, after Yasser Arafat's death.
During his stay in Colombo, the Palestinian leader is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and other political leaders of the country.





