Vladimir Putin to meet Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem

The grouping tried to plot a path back to direct negotiations late last year,
but the efforts have so far yielded little success, with the Palestinians
insisting on an Israeli settlement freeze before talks resume.

The Israelis
want negotiations to begin without preconditions.

In Jerusalem on Monday, Mr Putin discussed the crises in Syria and Iran with
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, who
urged the Russian leader to use his influence with Tehran to protect the
Jewish state against nuclear threats.

After his talks with Abbas, Mr Putin was due to unveil a Russian cultural
centre in Bethlehem, before travelling on to Jordan for a meeting with King
Abdullah II.

Putin last travelled to the Palestinian territories in 2005 when Abbas hosted
him in Ramallah. Putin’s predecessor in the Kremlin, Dmitry Medvedev,
visited Jericho on a trip to the West Bank last year.

Source: AFP

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