Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the U.N. General
Assembly at the United Nations on September 20, 2017 in New York,
New York. Kevin Hagen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA /
AFP
Russia said on Thursday it would be a “mistake” to think
lasting peace in the Middle East could be secured without resolving
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The foreign ministry statement came after Israel normalised
relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
at the White House on Tuesday.
Russia said it noted “progress” in the normalisation of ties
between Israel and several Arab countries but said that “the
Palestinian problem remains acute.”
“It would be a mistake to th ink that without finding a solution
to it that it will be possible to secure lasting stabilisation in
the Middle East.”
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Vladimir Putin has denied meddling in US elections.
Moscow urged regional and global players to “ramp up coordinated
efforts” to solve the issue.
“Russia is ready for such joint work,” including in the
framework of the diplomatic Quartet of Middle East peace
negotiators and in close coordination with the Arab League, the
foreign ministry said.
US President Donald Trump has said similar US-brokered deals are
close between the Jewish state and several other nations, including
Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain and the UAE are the first Arab nations to establish
relations with Israel since Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday that only an
Israeli withdrawal from its occupied territories could bring peace
to the Middle East.
AFP