Leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has met with Vladamir Putin telling him he does not trust the United States to resolve the conflict with Israel, but says Russia stands by “justice and international law”.
Speaking to Putin at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhstan, Abbas said, “We don’t trust America and you know our position. We don’t trust it, we don’t rely on it, and under no circumstances can we accept that America is the sole party in resolving a problem.”
“It can be within the Quartet since it is a great country but we will never accept it as the only one,” he added. The Quartet of international mediators is the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation.
Abbas said that he is “completely satisfied” with Russia’s position towards the Palestinian people, and added: “Russia stands by justice and international law and that is enough for us.”
“When you say you stand by international legitimacy, this is enough for me and that is what I want. Therefore, we are happy and satisfied with the Russian position.”
The US recently gave Palestinians aid of $360 million. The thank you? PA President Abbas met with Russian President Putin and blasted the US. “We don't trust it, we don't rely on it. Russia stands by justice and international law and that is enough for us.” pic.twitter.com/6XZRB0LZMf
— Avi Kaner ابراهيم אבי (@AviKaner) October 17, 2022
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