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Israel/ Palestine

As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

TeleSur 12/23/2018

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is offering to host meetings between chief Palestinian and Israeli officials in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries.

“Given our special relations not only with Palestine but Israel as well, we want to help reach a solid agreement,” Lavrov said.

The Russian minister made the announcement at a press conference after meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki Friday. Lavrov recalled that an intra-Palestinian dialogue was held in 2017 and that another was possible in 2019.

The Palestinian official said President Mahmoud Abbas had readily accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to organize a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu.

However, Al-Maliki remarked that Netanyahu just “wants to make an impression that he is ready” to participate in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks since the offer was rejected by Israel.

The Palestinian minister stressed the need for a settlement based on a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Both officials rejected any unilateral effort of the United States in the role as a peace broker, opting for a dialogue format which would include the United Nations, European Union, United States and Russia along with Arab League countries.

“We see the desire of some external players to push the Palestinian problem into the background, depriving it of priority in regional affairs,” Lavrov said, adding that a quick restoration of Palestinian unity is important.

Via TeleSur

Featured Photo: “5589433 14.07.2018 July 14, 2018. President Vladimir Putin and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, during their meeting. Right: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Sergey Mamontov / Sputnik.”

Filed Under: Israel/ Palestine, Russia

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TeleSur is a Latin American multimedia platform oriented to lead and promote the unification of the peoples of the SOUTH. It is a multi-state funded, Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. It is sponsored primarily by the government of Venezuela, but also by Uruguay, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Cuba.

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