MOSCOW, June 18, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas will receive his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Bethlehem on June 26, said Palestinian ambassador to Russia Fayed Mustafa on Monday.
He said Putin’s visit to the Middle East comes within a tour that will include Palestine, Jordan and Israel.
He said Abbas and Putin will discuss issues concerning the peace process, especially since Russia is a member in the Quartet for Middle East peace along with the United States, European Union and United Nations, and a permanent member in the United Nations Security Council.
This will be Putin’s second official visit to the Palestinian territory since 2005 when he met Abbas in the presidential headquarters in Ramallah.
Putin is expected in Israel on June 25.
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