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Fatah, Hamas leaders to meet Russian officials
MOSCOW - Members of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas will meet very senior Russian officials on Monday during their informal three-day visit to Moscow, a Palestinian negotiator said Saturday. The Palestinian delegation arrived in Russia on Friday evening after concluding mechanisms for implementing a reconciliation agreement between the two sides earlier in the week.A member of the so-called Middle East Quartet, Russia backs making east Jerusalem the capital of a unified Palestine and is also in contact with Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip and is viewed as a terrorist organisation by Israel. One of the Palestinian negotiators, Mustafa Barghouti, said the group planned to hold a very important meeting with Russian officials on Monday. It will be a very senior meeting, Barghouti added. Posted by: Steve White 2011-05-22 |
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