Russia proposed to hold a ministerial-level meeting with the League of Arab States (LAS) to discuss peace in the Middle East. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, published on the website of the ministry.
On September 29 at the initiative of the Russian party the teleconference of special representatives of the "quartet" of international mediators on the Middle East settlement was held. The teleconference comprised representatives of Russia, USA, the UN and the European Union.
During consideration of the situation in the sphere of the Middle East settlement, the participants noted that "complex stabilization of regional situation will be impossible without solution of old Palestinian-Israeli conflict in accordance with international legal base approved in UN".
The importance of creating conditions for launching direct Palestinian-Israeli constructive negotiations on a set of final status issues was noted.
"Taking into account the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Russian side made a proposal to convene a meeting of the "Quartet" at the ministerial level with the involvement of the LAS, which would coordinate collective efforts in the interests of comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East," the message of the diplomatic authority reads.
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Based on materials TASS