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These sentiments show a new partnership between Russia and Turkey in playing the role of mediator between the Islamic world and the West. Russia was the first non-Muslim country to receive the Hamas delegation, following a visit to Turkey late last month.
Lavrov noted that Russia will not turn against the Islamic world – there are some 20-28 million Muslims living in Russia today. He added that Russia wants to be a "full member" of the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC), in which it was accepted as an observer of in 2005.