Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister and Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee Hussein Al-Sheikh
11 May 2023 20:43
903-11-05-2023
On May 11, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received Palestinian Authority Civil Affairs Minister and Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee Hussein Al-Sheikh.
During the meeting, the ministers engaged in a trust-based exchange of views on the status of the Middle East settlement, including the prospects for achieving progress in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiating process and ensuring Palestinian national unity.
Mr Lavrov reaffirmed Russia's willingness to continue facilitating efforts to strengthen the position of the Palestinian leading political forces and movements through the PLO platform.
The ministers also noted the invariable mutual desire to continue promoting traditional friendship between Russia and Palestine and their close interaction on international and regional issues.
On the same day, Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and the African countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov held extensive consultations with Hussein Al-Sheikh.
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