Государство Израиль
RUSSIAN DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANATOLY SAFONOV MEETS WITH ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW ARKADY MIL-MAN
Unofficial translation from Russian
PRESS RELEASE
On September 17 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Safonov received the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Moscow, Arkady Mil-Man.
An exchange of views on strategic stability issues in the Middle East and a number of other regions took place. The problem of international terrorism was discussed in this context - a threat with which Russia, Israel and many other countries are intimately confronted in equal measure. The situation around the Palestinian territories was also examined. There was expressed concern on the Russian side over the new spiral of Israeli-Palestinian standoff that has thrown the Road Map, worked out by the Quartet of International Mediators, into jeopardy, and the necessity was underscored of determined efforts to overcome the present dangerous escalation and to resume the political dialogue.
Safonov and Mil-Milan discussed certain aspects of Russian-Israeli bilateral relations and reaffirmed a mutual disposition to further strengthen the reciprocally beneficial many-sided cooperation.
September 17, 2003