MOSCOW. Oct 29 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov discussed the situation in Palestine with Hamas Politburo Chairman Ismail Haniyeh in a telephone call on Tuesday.
"The parties to the conversation discussed the situation in the Palestinian territories, including the ideas of holding elections as an important step toward restoring Palestinian national unity, proposed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, particularly, during the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York in September," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.