Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Moscow on Monday on an official visit, his first to Russia since 2021, Paralel.Az reports citing Times of Israel.

According to a Times of Israel report, citing Palestinian news agency Wafa, the meeting between Abbas and President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to occur tomorrow.

“The president is arriving on the evening of August 12. A meeting with President Putin is expected on Tuesday, and before that, Mahmoud Abbas will lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow,” Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told state news agency TASS earlier in the day.