Russia confirms Hamas officials invited to Moscow for talks - Haaretz

Last update - 18:21 04/08/2007

Russia confirms Hamas officials invited to Moscow for talks

By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service

Russian Foreign Minsiter Sergei Lavrov said his country is holding talks with Hamas in order find solutions for the conflict in the Middle East, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.

"It's important to hold such talks and countries that do not do so are wrong," he was quoted as saying.

On Wednesday, Russia publicly embraced Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, calling him the legitimate leader of the Palestinian people and vowing to downgrade its ties with Hamas.

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Hamas lawmaker Halil al-Haya on Thursday claimed, however, that Russia had invited officials from the Islamic group to visit Moscow for talks.

Al-Haya told a Hamas-affiliated Palestinian magazine that the Russian government had officially invited a Hamas delegation, headed by Damascus-based Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal, to Moscow. Al-Haya would not specify the date, but said the visit would be in the coming days.

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1.	WHAT A SURPRISE THE USUAL RUSSIAN X CROSS	18:08	\|	paul harris	04/08/07

2.	Russia will be for ever Russia.	18:32	\|	John Stewart	04/08/07

3.	Russia is going to tell Hamas it`s all over for them	19:10	\|	Shepherd	04/08/07

4.	This was reported by Maan News much earlier,and was to be expecte	19:38	\|	lakshmi	04/08/07

5.	The Bear never sleeps alone	19:47	\|	Joel Weltman	04/08/07

6.	Russia - Hamas no, Hamas yes...	20:07	\|	S	04/08/07

7.	Ribbentrop-Molotov all over again	20:27	\|	Mladen Andrijasevic	04/08/07

8.	The Bear is a Troublemaker	21:07	\|	Wool Verine	04/08/07

9.	Since there cannot be a peace agreement without Hamas....	21:46	\|	Natallie Durson	04/08/07

10.	once you leave gaza you dont come back	21:50	\|	vik	04/08/07

11.	#9 Nathalie Durson	23:39	\|	Mike	04/08/07

12.	7Mladen A stop living in the past,world war 2 was over a long	00:04	\|	lakshmi	05/08/07

13.	Some Intelligence	00:59	\|	Paulo	05/08/07

14.	#12 Lakshmi	01:53	\|	Theresa	05/08/07

15.	Playing anti-american card	02:02	\|	Scientist	05/08/07

16.	Pretext to sell arms to Iran, Syria	08:29	\|	marcelo	05/08/07

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