Putin’s adviser: Russia continues to work for a long-term ceasefire in Gaza

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Tass” news agency, Yuri Ushakov, adviser to the Russian president on political issues, announced last night that the Moscow authorities want to establish a long-term ceasefire in the conflict between Palestine and Israel, as well as a complete exchange of prisoners and detainees between the two sides of the conflict.

This Kremlin official emphasized: Now the main thing is to achieve a long-term ceasefire, because these sporadic ceasefires are useful, but still, we want a long-term ceasefire. and complete exchange of prisoners and detainees.

=”text-align:justify”>Putin’s advisor said this in response to the journalists’ question whether the Russian side is considering its plan to reduce the tension between Palestine and Israel or thinks that the issues related to the current situation should be decided by the countries The Middle East will be resolved?, and continued: “Considering the fact that the countries that the president is going to visit are located directly in the Middle East region, they feel even better than us how and in what direction the situation is going. is developing, so it will be very useful for us to exchange views on this conflict with the countries of the region.

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, announced on Tuesday Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, December 6. According to him, within the framework of his business trips to these two countries, Putin will exchange views on the international and regional agenda, including the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the dire situation in the Gaza Strip.

The situation around the Gaza Strip yesterday was the subject of bilateral talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Moscow. In a bilateral meeting, they discussed the situation in the conflict zone between Palestine and Israel.

The statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry states: The foreign ministers of the two countries discussed a number of issues. They discussed international current affairs, including the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone, the prospect of resuming the implementation of the comprehensive plan of joint action to resolve the situation surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, as well as some regional issues. In addition, the issues related to the expansion of trade, economic and bilateral investment cooperation between Russia and Iran and the practical realization of the agreements reached at the highest level were also examined, and the intention of Russia and Iran to strengthen friendly relations was also confirmed.

The Russian Foreign Ministry added that Lavrov and Abdullahian signed a document in Moscow about dealing with sanctions. These negotiations were held on the sidelines of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the countries bordering the Caspian Sea: Russia, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

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