Kremlin to supply PA with new weapons

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Moscow has promised to supply the Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank with new weapons, including two helicopters. The Russians have also agreed to supply the PA with more than 5,000 AK-47 assault rifles, 300 armored vehicles, 100 pistols and large quantities of ammunition.

The official said that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who met with Abbas on Monday, promised to consider the possibility of convening the peace conference in Moscow later this year.

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