The agenda includes the current state and future prospects of bilateral
ties in trade and the economy, cultural and humanitarian affairs, as well as the situation in the Middle East, emphasising the state of affairs in the Gaza
Strip.
Taking part in the talks on the Russian side were Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov 
Lavrov SergeiMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation , Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov 
Peskov DmitryDeputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Presidential Press Secretary , Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov 
Ushakov YuryAide to the President ,
Minister of Labour and Social Protection and Chairman of the Russian Part of the Intergovernmental
Russian-Palestinian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation Anton
Kotyakov 
Kotyakov AntonMinister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation , Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina 
Nabiullina ElviraGovernor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) , and Chief of the Main
Directorate of the General Staff and Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov.
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Beginning of Russian-Palestinian talks
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, friends,
I am happy to see you. Welcome to Russia, to Moscow.
Relations between Russia and Palestine have deep roots and a special
quality. Back in 1988, the Soviet Union recognised the Palestinian state, and we maintain the same position today.
Our approach to the issues of Palestine and to a settlement in the Middle East is principled and consistent. We believe that only the establishment and full functioning of the Palestinian state can lead to a lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict.
To be continued.