Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday says Moscow “understands” the anger of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who earlier denounced White House peace efforts as the “slap of the century.”
“We completely understand the emotions the Palestinians currently have. For years they made concessions without receiving anything in return,” Lavrov says at an annual press conference in Moscow.
“We constantly hear that the US is about to unveil an important deal (on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) that would satisfy all sides. We have not seen this kind of document,” Lavrov adds.
Palestinian leaders on Monday held a meeting regarding US President Donald Trump’s December 6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Moscow’s chief diplomat added that the chances of direct contact between the two sides are “unfortunately approaching zero.”
Lavrov went on to say “the unresolved Palestinian-Israeli conflict is one of the most serious factors that allows radicals to recruit newer and newer generations of terrorists.”
— AFP
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