The Russian presidency announced on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to postpone the Arab-Russian summit that was scheduled to be held this month in the city of Kazan.

The Russian presidency said in a press statement: “The Russian side will inform all Arab countries of the decision to postpone the Arab-Russian summit to a later date, due to developments in the Middle East and the reaching of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. The date of the Russian-Arab summit will be agreed upon after consultations with the Arab countries.”