The president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has today laid the foundation stone of the building housing the Palestinian embassy in Brazil, who admitted this month a Palestinian state with 1967 borders. Abbas thanked the gestures of Brasilia to the recognition of a Palestinian state "initiative and this month was followed by the governments of Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, and logistical support for the installation of diplomatic representation, according to AFP.The simple ceremony was held under a persistent drizzle on land donated by the Brazilian government in the north of Brasilia, where there are other diplomatic and near the Planalto Palace, seat of the Presidency. As part of the ceremony, Abbas released several doves, in a message of peace, although one bird capriciously fell on the head of the Palestinian leader, generating a round of laughter and some applause.
Abbas is in Brazil to bid farewell to outgoing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has scheduled a hearing on Friday to thank the Recognitions the Palestinian state. On Saturday, Abbas will attend the inauguration of the successor to Lula, Dilma Rousseff.
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