Reply #6: Russia welcomes Mecca deal, urges lifting freeze

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"Russia on Friday welcomed an agreement by rival Palestinian factions to form a unity government and appealed for the lifting of a freeze on direct aid to the Palestinian government.

Hamas and its rival movement Fatah signed a deal earlier this week to end factional violence and form a coalition.

"We think the future Palestinian national government ... will be an important factor in the process of reviving Israeli-Palestinian talks," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"We also believe the implementation of Mecca agreements should be combined with lifting a blockade of the Palestinian territories which has inflicted suffering and hardship on the people."

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