It is noted that "during the conversation, the situation in the Middle East was discussed in detail with an emphasis on the state of affairs in the Palestinian territories and especially in the Gaza Strip."
"At the same time, a thorough exchange of views was held on the tasks of restoring Palestinian national unity on the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization, including taking into account the principled readiness of the Russian side to organize a new unifying meeting of Fatah, Hamas and other leading Palestinian movements in Moscow," the statement said. ...
The Foreign Ministry said that "the Russian side also reaffirmed its unchanging position in support of a negotiated settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on a generally recognized international legal framework, which is based on the well-known resolutions of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly."
"In this context, the importance of preventing unilateral steps that could provoke another escalation of tensions between Palestinians and Israelis, including settlement activity, destruction of civilian infrastructure and incitement to violence, was emphasized," the ministry added.
In August, it was reported that Bogdanov and the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow, Abdel Hafiz Nofal, had met.