The President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the upcoming summit of the BRICS group. The information was confirmed by the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow, Abdel Hafiz Nofal, who stressed that PA President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the invitation to participate in the BRICS summit to be held in the Russian city of Kazan.

Nofal pointed out that it has not yet been defined whether the Palestinian representation will be occupied by Abbas himself or whether Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa will participate in his place. But he stressed the importance of Palestinian representation at the event, regardless of who ultimately attends on behalf of the PNA.

The invitation to Abbas to participate in the BRICS summit and the group’s endorsement of Palestinian membership in the UN highlight the growing interest and support of these countries for the Palestinian cause in a context of rising tensions in the Middle East.