Vitaly Naumkin Director of the Russian Institute of Oriental Studies stated on Monday that his country “can be a guarantor of any Palestinian-Palestinian agreement” adding that the Palestinian factions’ meeting in Moscow which is sponsored by Naumkin’s institute is the second since 2011 and falls in line with a series of efforts to end the Palestinian division.
Naumkin said in an exclusive statement to the PIC that “his country is waiting for the inauguration of the US president-elect Donald Trump to assess his impact on the balance of forces in the world and the region”.
The Russian official expressed concern over the reports that Trump intends to transfer the US embassy to Jerusalem describing the move as “very dangerous” and calling for reconsidering the decision.
He pointed out that the Moscow meetings will not only include the Palestinian factions but also representatives of the Russian public opinion notables involving former ambassadors and academics noting that an important meeting will be held between the factions and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The Palestinian National Dialogue conference on reconciliation was launched on Sunday in the Russian capital Moscow with the participation of eight Palestinian factions within a Russian endeavor to end the Palestinian division.
The two-day conference which is organized by the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences will discuss ending the Palestinian internal division.
As scheduled the Palestinian factions participating in the conference will meet on Monday with Lavrov to talk about several issues regarding the Palestinian question and the national reconciliation.
