Russia called for the Western aid embargo against the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to be lifted. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov, whose country is among the Quartet of foreign mediators in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, said Tuesday that the issue would be raised during a Feb. 2 meeting of the forum.
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