Special envoy of the President of Russia to the Middle East and Africa countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed with Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), member of the Central Committee Fatah Central Committee, on the importance of reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and providing humanitarian assistance to the population. This was stated in a message from the Russian Foreign Ministry after their telephone conversation.
“The importance of achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was recognized and the need to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the population in the conflict zone was emphasized,” the Foreign Ministry said.
At the same time, the Russian side emphasized “the high relevance of resuming efforts to restore Palestinian unity as an important prerequisite for realizing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state within the 1967 borders, coexisting in peace and security. with Israel.”
