Jeddah, Dhu-AlHijjah 04, 1437, September 06, 2016, SPA -- President of the State of Palestine Mahmud Abbas received today the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali and the accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to Jordan. During the meeting, they discussed ways of strengthening aspects of cooperation between the state of Palestine and the IDB Group. For his part, the Palestinian President expressed his deep thanks for the great efforts being exerted by the Bank in supporting the nation's causes, particularly the Palestinian one. --SPA 20:36 LOCAL TIME 17:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w