Following Egyptian President Sisi’s comments that the Russian leader wants to host Netanyahu & Abbas in Moscow for peace talks, the PM calls Putin, hoping to advance the initiative.
By HERB KEINON
Just two days after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Moscow wanted to host talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the diplomatic process.
The Kremlin issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening about the phone call, saying that Netanyahu initiated it, and that the two leaders “exchanged opinions on issues surrounding the settlement in the Middle East and current aspects of the general situation in the region.” Continue Reading »
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