Mikhail Bogdanov Russia’s deputy foreign minister and Middle East envoy spoke over the phone with member of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk and discussed with him the current situation in the besieged Gaza Strip.
“On July 7 at the initiative of the Palestinian side a telephone conversation took place between the Russian deputy foreign minister and special presidential representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov and the deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk” a press release issued by the Russian foreign ministry said.
The foreign ministry also said that Abu Marzouk stated his opinions about the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and highlighted the need for finding solutions to the Palestinians’ economic and humanitarian problems.
Bogdanov also expressed his opinions about different issues of mutual interest and stressed the importance of restoring the inter-Palestinian unity as a pivotal step towards reaching a settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
