“He (Putin - RT) will hold a deep and detailed discussion with President Mahmoud Abbas on bilateral relations, regarding the prospects for a Palestinian-Israeli settlement,” RIA Novosti quotes al-Maliki.

He added that leaders will also discuss the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Syria and Libya.

In November, it became known that Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Moscow for celebrations on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War.