MNA� Palestinian political parties Hamas and Fatah will meet in Moscow in January to discuss divisions between them and work the ways of overcoming the current situation.


The Institute of�Oriental Studies of�the Russian Academy of�Sciences will organize a meeting of�Palestinian political parties Hamas and Fatah to�facilitate the discussion of�the perspectives of�overcoming the strife between�them, Kayed Ghul, a member of�Fatah political bureau said Tuesday.

"The Institute of�Oriental Studies sent us an invitation for�the meeting on�January 15-17," Ghul told RIA Novosti adding that the delegation was expecting to�meet with�Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his deputy Mikhail Bogdanov.
He added that the discussion would touch on "the issue of�Palestinian divisions and the ways of�overcoming the current situation."

The previous meeting under�the Institute of�Oriental Studies mediation took place in�2011.
Fatah was the dominating party in�Palestine until�Hamas arose as�a resistance movement against�Israeli occupation in�1987.