Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, will visit the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels on Friday and meet with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Solana's office announced on Thursday.

Solana and Abbas will discuss "the latest developments in the Palestinian Territories, in particular after the agreement reached in Mecca on Feb. 8 and the trilateral in Jerusalem between the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli Prime Minister and the U.S. Secretary of State," said a press release issued by Solana's office.

"The meeting will also provide an opportunity to evaluate the situation in the aftermath of the Quartet Ministerial Meeting in Berlin this week," said the press release.

On Wednesday, a meeting of Quartet representatives in Berlin offered no breakthroughs in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but officials pointed to their commitment to keep the effort going.

Source: Xinhua