Russian foreign minister hold talks with Algerian, Jordanian, Palestinian counterparts

Published January 23,2024

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Tuesday along with his Algerian, Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts in New York forward of a UN Security Council assembly on the Middle East.

The Russian Foreign Ministry mentioned the assembly with Ahmed Attaf from Algeria contained an alternate of views on present points on the worldwide and regional agenda, with an emphasis on the Gaza battle.

It mentioned explicit consideration was paid to coordinating efforts on the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the UN General Assembly (UNGA) “aimed at a ceasefire and ensuring unhindered humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip.”

A separate assertion mentioned Lavrov met his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki, they usually mentioned points associated to the Palestinian-Israeli battle, primarily within the Gaza Strip.

“The importance of an early end to the bloodshed and the resumption of the Middle East settlement process on a generally recognized international legal basis, providing for the creation of the State of Palestine within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem, living in peace and security with Israel, was emphasized,” it mentioned.

Another assertion mentioned a gathering with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi exchanged key points concerning the Middle East, with a give attention to the continued escalation within the Palestinian-Israeli battle zone.

The assertion mentioned Lavrov and Safadi emphasised the significance of a cease-fire in Gaza and transferring the state of affairs right into a political and diplomatic channel based mostly on selections of the UNSC and the UNGA.

“The closeness of Russia’s and Jordan’s approaches to resolving, on the basis of compliance with international law, crisis situations in the Middle East that have a negative impact on regional and global stability and security was confirmed,” it mentioned.

The statements famous that the conferences mentioned strengthening relations between Russia and the respective international locations.