Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with President of the
Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas in the Russian capital city of
Moscow.
According to the Kremlin press service, the two leaders are scheduled
to meet on Monday during Abbas’ three-day visit to the European
country.
“The two leaders will hold talks concerning key aspects of
Russian-Palestinian relations and their future, with particular
attention on the trade, economy and humanitarian sectors,” read the
Kremlin’s statement.
“A substantive exchange of opinions is planned on prospects of a
Palestinian-Israeli negotiating process and other relevant regional
problems,” the statement added.
Reports also said that Abbas will hold talks with Russian Prime
Minister Dmitry Medvedev on ways to boost Russia-Palestine economic
ties.
Abbas and the Russian officials are slated to ink several
intergovernmental agreements, said Fayed Mustafa, the Palestinian
ambassador to Moscow.
Russia is among the countries which have pledged continued support
for Palestinians’ legitimate right to establish an independent state.
“Russia has consistently advocated in favor of the earliest execution
of the legitimate rights of the Palestinians for establishment of an
independent, contiguous and viable state,” Putin said in a letter sent
to Abbas in November 2014.
“We believe that Palestine’s acquisition of national sovereignty on
the common international legal base will be an important factor in
ensuring comprehensive, just settlement in the Middle East,” he added.
Some 135 governments have so far announced their official backing for
Palestine’s sovereignty. Parliaments in major European countries,
including Spain, France, Britain, Ireland and Portugal as well as the
European Parliament have symbolically endorsed Palestine’s bid to be
recognized as a state.
In November 2012, the United Nations General Assembly voted to
upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN from “non-member observer entity”
to “non-member observer state” despite strong opposition from Israel and
the US.
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Jumat, 10 April 2015
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