RAMALLAH (Ma'an) – President Mahmoud Abbas will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow, his spokesman said Thursday.

Abbas and Putin will meet at the Kremlin on March 14 to discuss bilateral cooperation and the possibility of resuming peace talks with Israel, Nabil Abu Rudaineh told the official Wafa news agency.

Abbas will also meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Abu Rudaineh said.

Abbas and Putin last met in Bethlehem in June 2012, when the Russian president called for a Middle East peace conference. Abbas suggested Moscow should host the event.