The President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Athens early on Sunday afternoon for a series of top-level meetings with Greek officials.

On Monday the Palestinian leader will meet the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos at noon, followed by a meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at 14:30. A joint press conference will follow.

On Tuesday Mr. Abbas will meet with the President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikos Voutsis and will later deliver a speech from the stand in Parliament. Before he leaves Greece, Mr. Abbas will also meet with the Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos.