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Pope Francis to Host Palestinian President Abbas on Saturday

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday. 14.01.2017, Sputnik International

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Pope Francis to Host Palestinian President Abbas on Saturday

05:00 GMT 14.01.2017 (Updated: 08:31 GMT 14.01.2017)

Pope Francis gestures during a special audience to celebrate a Jubilee day for the mystic saint Padre Pio in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican February 6, 2016. - Sputnik International

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Saturday.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square in Vatican - Sputnik International

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to The Jerusalem Times, Abbas’ visit comes a day after the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See was opened.

Abbas will also meet reporters and the embassy staff after his meeting with the Pope.

This will be the third meeting between the officials. They last met in 2014.