MOSCOW, February 4. /TASS/. Russia expects that the next round of intra-Palestinian talks with the mediation of Egypt will bring results, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during Thursday’s briefing.

"We support the steady efforts of our Egyptian partners on recovering Palestinian unity. We hope that the new round of intra-Palestinian talks in Cairo will be successful. It is planned for February 8," she said.

Zakharova reminded that Russia welcomes the decision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a stage-by-stage general election. "We think that this step will help overcome the rift among Palestinians in the future and help establish steady Palestinian-Israeli negotiating process," the diplomat explained.

The spokeswoman confirmed Russia’s readiness to help reinforce the unifying trend through organizing another intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow when the epidemiological situation allows for it.