Putin to discuss Middle East issues with Abbas

NOVO-OGARYOVO, April 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the situation in Syria, Iraq and Yemen with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. "The situation in the region has worsened, Of course, it is necessary to hold consultations on the whole range of these issues," Putin said at a meeting with Abbas. Putin also highlighted the Palestinian leader's contribution into the stablisation in the Middle East and praised the development of Russian-Palestinian relations. "You were elected Palestinian head ten years ago," Putin told Abbas. "You have done a great deal to stabilise the situation both in the domestic policy and economy." Read more