Palestinian PM to visit Morocco

Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently on a visit to the US, announced he will head to Morocco at the end of his visit to Washington.

Abbas told Moroccan "Assabah" daily the Palestinian authority is trying to convince the United States of the Palestinian point of view and talk the US administration into exercising pressure on Israel to live up to its commitments and implement the road map to restore peace in the region.