Any attempts by the West to take Russia out of the Middle East settlement process are politically untenable. Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said this on Thursday during the discussion “The New Government of Israel: Where Will the Foreign Policy Pendulum Swing?” on the platform of the Valdai Club.
"Any attempts by our former Western partners to take Russia out of the process of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli, Syrian, or any other crisis in the Middle East are politically untenable. History has repeatedly shown that Washington's attempts to monopolize the Middle East settlement process are futile and counterproductive," he noted.
According to Viktorov, the Russian side is always ready to cooperate with Israel on regional security issues. "We are always open to working with Israeli partners on regional security and stability topics, including some aspects related to the activities of other regional players, which, these aspects, are of concern to Israel," he continued. - "Regarding the normalization process that we are now witnessing between the Middle Eastern states, including the Arab countries and Israel, of course we welcome the establishment of good neighborly relations in this region."
The diplomat also stressed that Moscow is generally in favor of an early resumption of the activities of the Middle East Quartet (Russia, the United States, the United Nations, and the European Union).
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