Minister of foreign Affairs of Israel will discuss in the capital of Russia the problems of the Middle East and Iran

Minister of foreign Affairs of Israel Avigdor Lieberman will discuss the traditionally wide range of issues of global, regional and bilateral sound during the visit to the Russian Federation, where the Russian Minister, may be the last time to take in his current capacity.

Less than two months in Israel's parliamentary elections, which resulted in new government is formed.

it is assumed that foreign policy issues, including aggravated the situation on Israel's borders with Lebanon and Syria will dominate the agenda of the talks Lieberman with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. On trade and economic cooperation in complicated conditions will be discussed at the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. He, together with Lieberman, who heads the Russian-Israeli intergovernmental Commission." The Minister will also hold meetings with other senior officials, " said the foreign Ministry of Israel.

"Lieberman and the receiving party will discuss the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and Israel's Northern border, the negotiation process with Iran, the actions of Abu Mazen (the alias of the head of the Palestinian national authority Mahmoud Abbas) for Israel on the world stage, circumstances (Islamic movement) Hamas in the Gaza Strip, aspects of bilateral relations, as well as in the economic sphere" - listed Israeli foreign Ministry.

The visit takes place at the beginning of the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the red army prisoners of the concentration camp Auschwitz. Lieberman wants in the capital of Russia to participate in the events dedicated to this date.


Background for the visit was the complication of the situation on the Northern borders of Israel after the destruction of the Syrian part of the Golan group of Iranian security forces and patronized them terrorists from the Lebanese movement Hezbollah. According to the 10th Israeli television channel, the Jewish authorities of the country took advantage of mediation services Russia to notify Iran and Hezbollah's interest in de-escalate tensions and the desire to protect military conflict.

on the Palestinian track " the situation has escalated to the once Palestinians appealed to the international criminal court, disillusioned with the prospects of peaceful dialogue with Israel. Lieberman was headed critics of the Hague Tribunal, who hearing of a possible Israeli crimes. The Minister makes a promise to achieve the dissolution of the court and termination of payment. Lieberman admits that sees no possibility of resolving the conflict with the Palestinians by traditional means, and promotes its own comprehensive plan for Arab-Jewish settlement.

in the capital of Russia at the beginning of the visit expressed concern degradation in relations between Palestinians and Israelis "and stressed the need for" a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement on the popular international legal basis "." Urge them not to follow the path of discharge of tension, to create towards each other steps that could make the basis for a resumption of the political process, " said the explanations of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The traditional theme of the Russian-Israeli dialogue - the Iranian nuclear program. Israel from the outset opposed the talks of the six mediators, including the Russian Federation, Iran, then called a "historical mistake" interim consensus, which restricted but not stopped the Iranian nuclear program, and now seeks to strengthen the terms of the contract - up to the deprivation of the Islamic Republic's right to independent production of nuclear fuel dismantling of appropriate infrastructure.

in the sphere of bilateral relations of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation announces detailed discussion of the issues of further development of Russian-Israeli business partnership ". Priority areas of cooperation in the Russian capital called high-tech and industrial manufacturing, energy, information technology and communications, space research, agriculture, transport and tourism.

Israel is not formally involved in the anti-sanctions, does not fall under antisanti, and his leadership has refrained from public assessments of the political fall on Ukraine, which has grown to include weapon collision with the enemies of the new regime, complicating the relationship of the Russian Federation Kiev and Western countries.


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