Moscow, Feb 10, SPA -- RUSSIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ALEXANDER SULTANOV SAID MOSCOW WELCOMES THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BY HEAD OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MAHMOUD ABBAS AND HAMAS LEADER KHALED MESHAAL. THE AGREEMENT OF THE PALESTINIANS TO END BLOODSHED IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO NORMALIZE THE PALESTINIAN SITUATION AND TO GO AHEAD ON THE PATH OF THE PEACE PROCESS WHICH AIMS AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINIAN STATE.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/424340