On January 21, Mikhail Bogdanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, had a telephone conversation with Hussein Sheikh, Secretary of the PLO Executive Committee, member of the Fatah Central Committee.
During the exchange of views on the situation in the Palestinian territories, the importance of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip was noted and the need for urgent humanitarian assistance to the population of the conflict zone was emphasized.
At the same time, the Russian side emphasized the high urgency of resuming efforts to restore Palestinian unity as a key prerequisite for the realization of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish an independent State within the 1967 borders, coexisting in peace and security with Israel.