Putin and Abbas to meet in Astana to push Israeli-Palestinian talks

Both men are in the Kazakh capital of Astana to attend the sixth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021.

(photo credit: SPUTNIK/EVGENY BIYATOV/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

OCTOBER 12, 2022 20:49

Updated: OCTOBER 12, 2022 22:02

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