Palestinian Ambassador to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal said that his country appreciates the actions of the Russian Federation that paved the way for the Middle East Quartet (Russia, USA, UN, European Union) to take action. to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. “News”.
According to the diplomat, Palestine appreciated the talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Palestinian and Israeli counterparts, and the invitation of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki to visit Moscow.
“All this lays the groundwork for an attempt to mobilize the work of the Middle East Quartet to reach a resolution to the conflict,” Nofal said.
He added that Palestine relies on Russia’s position and support in the context of “the establishment of two states on the basis of UN resolutions, international law and the Arab Peace Initiative”.
January 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declarationHe said that the Russian Federation and Egypt support the return of Israeli and Palestinian representatives to the negotiating table.
He explained that both sides are concerned about the “negative dynamics” of the development of the situation in the conflict zone and are in favor of “early resumption of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations to resolve important final status issues and to be successful”. a comprehensive solution.” The diplomat stressed that the deal should be based on a generally accepted international legal framework.