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Russian Invite to Host Arab-Israeli Summit in Moscow Still Stands -
Russian Invite to Host Arab-Israeli Summit in Moscow Still Stands – Lavrov
10:56 01.02.2017(updated 12:04 01.02.2017)
https://sputniknews.com/world/201702011050225829-russia-israel-palestine-moscow/
Moscow’s invitation for the Arab and Israeli leaders to meet there is still
in force, Russian Foreign Minsiter Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.
Israel, Palestine Not ‘Two Kids Playing in a Sandbox,’ US Views ‘Naive’
ABU DHABI (Sputnik) — Moscow’s invitation for the Arab and Israeli leaders
to meet there is still in force and has been accepted by the sides in
principle, Russian Foreign Minsiter Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday.
“As you know, President [Vladimir] Putin offered Mahmoud Abbad ans Benjamin
Netanyahu to meet in Moscow to start direct talks on how to unlock the peace
process. This invitation remains in force,” Lavrov said.
Speaking at a Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in Abu Dhabi, Lavrov said “the
parties have accepted it in principle.”
In late summer 2016, Russia put forward the initiative for Abbas and
Netanyahu to meet in Moscow to facilitate the revival of deadlocked
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
In September, Netanyahu and Abbas announced their support for Russia’s
effort to mediate talks on the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, but laid responsibility on each other for the fact that the
meeting had not been agreed yet.
In January, over 70 states and international organizations took part in the
Paris conference for peace in the Middle East. Israel refused to take part
in the conference, saying that it preferred to hold bilateral talks directly
with the Palestinian side.
Relations between Israel and Palestine have been shattered for decades.
Palestinians seek diplomatic recognition for their independent state on the
territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is partially
occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government refuses to
recognize Palestine as an independent political and diplomatic entity, and
builds settlements on the occupied areas, despite objections
Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=72119
