GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has postponed his visit to the Gaza Strip until March, his office said Sunday.

Marzouki had planned to visit the coastal territory in early February, but the Tunisian official's office said the trip had been postponed after talks with President Abbas at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.

"The decision to postpone the visit until the end of March aims to allow the path of reconciliation to progress," the Tunisian president's office said.