Ramallah, West Bank, April 29, SPA -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he welcomed Russian President VladimirPutin's proposal to hold an international Mideast peaceconference in Moscow in the fall. Putin, on a three-day tour of the region, originallyproposed the Mideast conference during a trip to Egypt onWednesday. "We welcome the convening of an international peaceconference," Abbas said during a joint press conferencewith Putin. "The conditions are right."--SPA1344 Local Time 1044 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/258717