Moscow, 27 April: Palestinian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath will arrive in Moscow on Monday, 29 April, diplomatic sources told Interfax today. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation plays the role of a foreign relations agency for Palestine. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov is expected to receive Shaath on 30 April to discuss ways to overcome the current crisis in the Middle East. During Shaath's visit, a regular session of the Russian- Palestinian working committee on the Middle East is to be held. The visit of the Palestinian minister will be held in the run-up to the second meeting of mediators from Russia, the USA, the UN, and the European Union in Washington in early May, which will be attended by Ivanov and US Secretary of State Colin Powell.