Palestinian president in Ethiopia Thursday for African summit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will arrive here on Thursday to attend the African summit due Friday and Saturday.
Abbas will deliver a speech at the summit's opening session and hold talks with African leaders on African support to the Palestinian legitimate rights, a Palestinian diplomatic source told MENA.
African foreign ministers will discuss at meetings on Monday and Tuesday a report by the African commission on the situation in the Middle East and Palestine, it said.
The summit is to declare its support to the Palestinian people and leadership in their diplomatic battle to restore their legitimate rights, the source added.