Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received Saturday in Rome Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo.

The meeting took up the latest developments in Palestine and the region.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad el Maliki along with other senior officials attended the meeting.

Abbas also received today Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Gregory III and apprised him of the situation in Palestine and the Israeli violations of the sanctuaries, especially in al Quds.

Abbas also received an Italian parliamentary delegation from the Italian-Palestinian Friendship Association.