Middle East News
Medvedev phones Olmert: Russia wants ceasefire, end to bloodshed
Jan 4, 2009, 18:10 GMT
Moscow - Russia has called for the swift implementation of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following Israel's ground offensive under way since late Saturday, Russian media reported Sunday.
Moscow was seriously concerned about the situation, President Dmitry Medvedev told Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on the telephone on Sunday, according to the Itar-Tass news agency said. The two leaders again emphasized the importance of the planned meeting of the so-called Middle East Quartet in Moscow, the report said. No date has been given for the meeting.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday called on both sides to end the bloodshed and the suffering of civilians.
COMMENT
blog comments powered by DisqusLatest Headlines in Middle East
- 1. Jerusalem prelate tells Arab Spring youth to have confidence
- 2. More than 100 killed in Syria ahead of ceasefire deadline
- 3. At least 43 killed in Syria, despite UN criticism
- 4. 19 killed in Syria as ceasefire deadline approaches
- 5. Pilgrims flock to Jerusalem for Easter, Passover
Older Talkback
page: 1
page: 1
DaveJan 5th, 2009 - 04:11:33
Israel needs to tell Russia to shove it. I hope they try and get involved. Ezekiel 38 will begin. Gog and Magog will come from the uttermost parts of the north and will be so utterly destroyed it will take 6 months to bury the dead.
Report this comment