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Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded supportively, saying "Moscow welcomes the serious talks between the Palestinian factions that aim to end Palestinian division."
According to the Turkish Anatolian news agency, so did Ankara. It also praised Egypt's sponsoring role.
On December 24, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero announced full support, saying:
"This is an important element for the unity of the future State of Palestine, and in that sense, this reconciliation is in Israel's future interests."
He added that reconciliation depends on Israel ending Gaza's siege, as well as both sides denouncing violence and respecting past agreements.
During Bethlehem's Christmas midnight mass, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal called Palestinian self-determination the main thrust for achieving peace, adding:
"We ask for peace for the Palestinian people and for the Israeli people. We ask for peace, stability and security for the entire Middle East so that our children and their children may live their childhood in innocence, in a healthy environment where they may play together without fear or complex."
Israel and Washington, of course, remain significant obstacles very much unresolved.
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