By ITP
Abbas meets Italian PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Enrico Letta in Ramallah, West Bank

In this handout photo provided by PPO, President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta (R) on July 2, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. In a joint media conference with the Italian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas stated that after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry two days ago, that he is optimistic that the U.S. will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by PPO, President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta (L) on July 2, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. In a joint media conference with the Italian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas stated that after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry two days ago, that he is optimistic that the U.S. will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by PPO, President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta (R) on July 2, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. In a joint media conference with the Italian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas stated that after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry two days ago, that he is optimistic that the U.S. will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by PPO, President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta address the media on July 2, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. In a joint media conference with the Italian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas stated that after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry 2 days ago, that he is optimistic that the U.S. will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by PPO, President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd L) meets with Italian Prime Minister, Enrico Letta (L) on July 2, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. In a joint media conference with the Italian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas stated that after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry two days ago, that he is optimistic that the U.S. will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. (Getty Images)