Accompanied by head of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas, Vladimir Putin entered Yasser Arafat’s mausoleum and honoured the memory of the Palestinian leader with a minute of silence.
The temporary mausoleum “Darih Abu Amar” has been built over Arafat’s grave – a glass pavilion which protects the headstone, covered in living flowers, from the sun’s rays. The mausoleum is situated directly on the territory of the Mukatah residence of the leadership of the PNA.
See also
Visits to Israel and the Territories of the Palestinian National Authority
April 27 − 29, 2005