Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Palestinian leader seeks support on Moscow visit

MOSCOW (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday met Russian President Dmitry Med­vedev for the first time, seeking Russian support to keep the shaky Middle East peace process on track.
"I am sure that we will work together in a fruitful manner, above all as the problems against which the region is confronted are growing at the moment," Medvedev said during their talks.
Abbas added: "We have many questions to discuss and we know that you bring a particular attention to the problems of the Middle East."
Medvedev also welcomed Abbas's symbolic election in May to the title of "president of Palestine" in a vote at a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's 120-member Central Council.

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