Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu considering talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

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Posted about an hour ago
Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuPHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to hold the talks in Moscow. (AFP: Ivan Sekretarev)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering an offer by Russian President Vladimir Putin to host talks in Moscow between the Israeli leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mr Netanyahu's office said on Monday.
It said in a statement Mr Netanyahu, at a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, "presented Israel's position whereby he is always ready to meet [Abbas] without preconditions and is therefore considering the Russian president's proposal and the timing for a possible meeting".
A spokesman for Mr Abbas, who is on a visit to Europe, declined to comment immediately.
The last Israeli-Palestinian peace talks collapsed in 2014.
With his eye on shifting big-power influence in the Middle East, Mr Netanyahu has visited Russia for talks with President Putin three times in the last year, and the two also speak on occasion by phone to discuss regional issues.
Reuters
Source: ABC News

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