Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted PA President Mahmoud Abbas in Moscow earlier this month

Some exciting BRICS news.

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Palestine’s ambassador in Moscow, Abdel Hafeez Nofal, said on 26 August that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas had received an invitation from President Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming BRICS summit.

“After our first participation in the BRICS summit, we will send a request to join this association,” Nofal revealed.

Note, this year's BRICS summit will be held in Kazan, the capital city of the Russian Federation's Republic of Tatarstan.

https://www.brics-russia2024.ru/en/

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I wanna be more optimistic, but isn't the PA largely controlled or influenced by Israel?

    • Socialism_Is_The_Alternative [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      Unfortunately, to a large extent, it is. However, joining the BRICS would basically mean the BRICS recognizing the existence of a Palestinian state. That would definitely represent a big diplomatic defeat for Tel Aviv.

    • Sasuke [comrade/them]
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      2 months ago

      yes, but they signed some type of unity agreement with hamas during the beijing summit last month. i'm not sure what the actual implications of this are, but it feels significant?

      • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        My bad. I somehow missed this. It might be the gray haze so much of this shit has put me into.

  • blobjim [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    Better check the plane he flies over in for bombs.