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Russia supports Palestinian state with E. Jerusalem as capital

MOSCOW, May 21 (KUNA) -- Russia renewed Saturday its support for the establishment of a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Commenting on US President Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East, Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergey Naryshkin told Interfax news agency that Russia was always for such solution to the Mideast crisis.
He stressed that Russian President Dmirty Medvedev had expressed such desire during his visit to the Palestinian territories in the beginning of this year. (end) as.gta KUNA 211839 May 11NNNN