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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-01-11
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[01] New Palestinian ambassador presents credentials
[01] New Palestinian ambassador presents credentials
The new Palestinian ambassador to Greece, Samir Abou Ghazaleh,
presented his credentials on Wednesday to foreign minister Petros
Molyviatis, to whom he conveyed the personal greetings of Palestinian
president Mahmoud Abbas and foreign minister Nasser Al Kidwa.
The new head of the Diplomatic Representation of Palestine in Athens
assured Molyviatis that he would make every possible effort for further
consolidation of the excellent relations and close historic bonds of
friendship and cooperation between the Palestinian and Greek people.
Samir Abou Ghazaleh was born in 1945 in Jaffa, Palestine, and studied
Arab literature at the Beirut Arab University (BAU). He joined the
Palestinian movement in 1966, and in 1970 was elected a member of the
Fatah movements Revolutionary Council.
In 1986 he served as the temporary PLO representative to Yugoslavia.
He served as Palestinian ambassador to Cyprus for 20 years, from 1985
to 2005, and developed close relations with the entire political
leadership of the Republic of Cyprus.
He is married, and has three daughters.
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