Palestine's President In Turkey

ISTANBUL - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Sunday in Turkey to participate in an international conference in Istanbul.

Abbas is set take part in the third summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) that will be held in Istanbul on June 8 and 9.

Presidents of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Palestine; vice presidents of Iraq and Vietnam as well high level officials from Russia, Kuwait, China and other countries will participate in the summit.