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Russian, Qatari leaders talk on the phone

MOSCOW. March 23 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Halifa Al Thani held talks over the telephone Tuesday, the Russian presidential press service reported.

"The leaders of the two countries spoke in favor of continued development of bilateral relations and exchanged opinions on the situation in the Middle East and in the Persian Gulf area," it said.

Russian-Qatari relations have been strained recently after Qatari authorities arrested two citizens of Russia suspected of involvement in the murder of Chechen separatist leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev.