President Pranab Mukherjee reaches Palestine

Ramallah: In the second leg of his tri nation visit, President Pranab Mukherjee today reached the Palestinian city of Ramallah. Mr Mukherjee paid his respects at the mausoleum of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. He was given a ceremonial reception by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential palace. After the delegation level talks, several agreements were signed today. The Indian President paid his tributes at the bust



of Mahatma Gandhi in the Garden of Nations.

Mr Mukherjee and Palestine President Mahmood Abbas inaugurated a roundabout, Maidan-Al-Hind or India Roundabout and named a hitherto unnamed road as Sharey-Al-hind or India Street. Mr Mukherjee's historic visit to Palestine is the first ever state visit by an Indian president. He is accompanied by a high level delegation including Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot, MPs and eminent academicians.