Medvedev to discuss Abbas-Netanyahu meeting in Palestine

The issue of a possible meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be discussed during the visit of the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to Palestine and his meetings with the Palestinian leaders, Palestine’s ambassador to Russia, Abdel Hafiz Nofal, said.

"We do not want our meeting with the Israeli leadership to be a mere formality, just a scheduled meeting. This issue will be discussed during Medvedev’s visit," TASS cited the diplomat as saying.

Medvedev will visit Israel and Palestine on November 10-11. He will hold talks with Netanyahu on November 10 and Abbas on November 11.