SAO PAULO: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday evening on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York.
Abbas congratulated Lula on his 2022 election victory, and on his speech at the opening of the UNGA.
In his speech, Lula said: “There will be no sustainability or prosperity without peace. Armed conflicts are an affront to human rationality. We know the horrors and suffering produced by all wars.
“Promoting a culture of peace is a duty for all of us. Building it requires persistence and vigilance. It’s disturbing to see that old unresolved disputes persist and new threats emerge or gain force. The difficulty of guaranteeing the creation of a state for the Palestinian people clearly demonstrates this.”
Abbas invited Lula to visit Palestine whenever he wants. In March 2010, at the end of his second term as president, Lula made his first official visit to Palestine.
