Russia says it’s ready to promote direct Israeli-Palestinian contacts

Meeting with Palestinian counterpart, Russian FM Lavrov says Moscow willing to facilitate ‘direct dialogue’ between sides ‘in order to resolve all fundamental final-status issues’

5 May 2021, 8:56 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki shake hands as they leave a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, May 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

MOSCOW, Russia — Russia is ready to promote direct contacts between Israel and the Palestinian leadership and working toward a high-level meeting of the Middle East Quartet mediating the Israel-Palestinian peace process, the Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki, “We emphasized our readiness to facilitate direct dialogue between the Palestinians and Israelis in order to resolve all fundamental final-status issues.”

Lavrov said Russia considers it crucial to hold a ministerial-level meeting of the Quartet, which consists of Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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