Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
Dmitry Medvedev: Mr President, I’m pleased to welcome you. We meet fairly regularly. You visit us here, and our delegations go to the State of Palestine. I think this is crucial for developing our traditionally friendly bilateral ties.
You are well-aware of our position, which has remained unchanged for many years. We support the striving of the Palestinian people to create a state of their own. Our position remains unchanged, and we will continue to adhere to it in the future.
I’d like to discuss with you how things are in the region in general, considering the large number of problems there, and of course, to speak about the development of our economic relations.
I’d like to welcome you and all our Palestinian friends here once again.
Mahmoud Abbas (President of the State of Palestine): Thank you very much, Mr Prime Minister. I’m happy to be in Moscow, with such wonderful weather.
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