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Russian PM Medvedev Arrives for Talks in Palestine

AP/Dan Balilty

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Jericho for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

The pair are expected to sign a number of agreements and treaties as part of the trip.

Medvedev visited Israel prior to the trip, paying his respects at Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall and meeting with both the country’s President and Prime Minister.

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