Tunisian, Palestinian presidents meet on peace talks, ties

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud held talks on Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and bilateral relations Sunday evening, Tunisian Press Agency TAP reported.

Abbas, who travelled to Tunis on a one-day work, informed the Tunisian president of the results of the U.S.-brokered peace talks in Washington last week. Bilateral relations were also the focus of the meeting between the two, said TAP.

Later in the evening, President Ben Ali hosted Abbas and his delegation to an Iftar dinner.

Source: Xinhua