Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday stressed the need to establish conditions of security and stability in the region and achieve peace during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia. Abbas referred to the “excellent relationship” between the Republic of Cyprus and the Palestinian people, as well as the excellent relations Cyprus “rightly” maintains with Israel, adding that Nicosia could play a role in mediating between the two sides on the basis of a political solution grounded in international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions.