Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says his national authority proposes to change its name on passports it issues to State of Palestine.<br />Abbas says this will happen in about a year at the most, replacing the name Palestinian Authority.<br />He spoke after talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.<br />Abbas arrived in Greece on Sunday, and is due to address the country's Parliament on Tuesday.<br />The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has unanimously called on the Greek government to recognize Palestinian statehood.<br />Tsipras' leftist-led government is trying to balance improved relations with Israel with his party's longstanding support for a Palestinian state.<br />Tsipras visited Israel last month, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<br />He also met with Abbas in Ramallah, West Bank.
