“We welcome any inter-Palestinian meetings or dialogue, but provided that the dialogue is serious and takes place within the framework of established rules,” he told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a speech at the Middle East conference of the Valdai discussion club, said that Russia proposes to hold an inter-Palestinian meeting to overcome the split.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that the key to resolving the conflict in the Middle East lies in the creation of an independent Palestinian state.