Abbas meets Putin, seeks Quartet role in peace process

The demand for reviving the Quartet was aimed at preventing the US from having an exclusive and major role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a Palestinian official in Ramallah said.

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)

ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

NOVEMBER 23, 2021 18:19

Updated: NOVEMBER 23, 2021 18:53

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