Nouakchott, Mauritania, July 3, SPA -- Palestinian leader MahmoudAbbas was making his first official visit Sunday to Mauritania, one of only three Arab League nations with diplomatic relations with Israel. Abbas told reporters after his arrival late Saturday thathe had discussed the Israel-Palestinian crisis withMauritania President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya. He saidMauritania's ties with Israel weren't his concern. "Each one is sovereign to establish whatever relations itwishes," he said. Abbas, on his first official trip toMauritania since his election in January as the Palestinianchief, was scheduled to depart Sunday, according to a report of the Associated Press.--SPA1411 Local Time 1111 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/274271