"Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin received Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal at his request... The Russian side reaffirmed its unwavering principled position in support of the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with its capital in East Jerusalem, coexisting in peace and security with Israel," the ministry said.
The conversation focused on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, with an emphasis on the situation in the Gaza Strip, it said.