From Lavrov said to reject Kerry request to adopt new peace framework
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reportedly rejected a request by US Secretary of State John Kerry that the Quartet on the Middle East adopt the principles the US secretary will lay out in his address on Israeli-Palestinian peace on Wednesday.
Kerry and Lavrov spoke on the phone on Tuesday night, where the Russian foreign minister dismissed the US secretary’s proposal, Haaretz reports.
According to Russian media, Lavrov subsequently released a statement urging direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
“The two top diplomats exchanged views on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli settlement and around it. Lavrov stressed the necessity of creating conditions for direct talks between the leaders of Israel and Palestine and warned against bringing US’ domestic agenda into the work of the Middle East Quartet and the United Nations Security Council. He stressed that attempts to use these formats in bickering between the Democrats and Republicans are harmful,” a readout from the call says.
The Times of Israel Community.