Israel denies new Russian offer to host Netanyahu-Abbas peace talks
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | Tag Cloud Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu, News, Palestinian Authority, Peace Talks, Russia, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!
(Worthy News) – An Israeli official on Monday denied that Russia had offered, during the prime minister’s visit to Moscow last week, to host a summit meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
A statement from the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv earlier in the day said that the issue had been raised during the trip.
Quoting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the statement said that “during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to Moscow, the situation in the Israeli-Palestinian settlement was discussed. We reaffirmed our position on Russia’s interest in overcoming the deadlock in this matter as soon as possible. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.