The head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Moscow to meet with Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. Haniyeh and a delegation of senior Hamas officials landed in Moscow on Saturday, according to a statement on the Hamas website. Hamas chief media advisor, Taher Al-Nuno, said that Moscow invited the movement to visit Russia “to discuss mutual ties and other issues about the situation in Palestine.” A Hamas delegation previously visited the Kremlin in May.
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The current delegation consists of Deputy Hamas chief Saleh Arouri and members of Hamas political bureau Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouq and Dr. Maher Salah.