Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Russian Federation from August 12-14 and is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 13. This was reported by DEA News With reference to sources.
“Negotiations with Putin are planned to be held on August 13,” the source said, adding that Abbas would arrive in Moscow on August 12 and leave on August 14.
Before that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov statedHe said that the Russian Federation considers it necessary to start an “open conversation” on the situation in the Middle East and the accession of Palestine to the UN ranks.
He stated that Russia supports Palestine’s accession to the UN, just as the USSR approved Israel’s accession to the organization in the last century. Lavrov reminded that as of today, nearly 150 states recognize the sovereignty of Palestine.
Previously Russia statedHe said the US ceasefire plan in Gaza was not implemented.