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Prime Minister Ehud Barak met with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov |
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Prime Minister Ehud Barak met with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov |
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| (16/11/2000) |
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Prime Minister Ehud Barak met this morning (Thursday), 16.11.2000, with
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and asked him to unequivocally
demand that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat halt the
violence and incitement immediately. The Prime Minister said that
instead of proceeding towards an agreement with Israel which would lead
to the establishment of a Palestinian state, Chairman Arafat has chosen
the path of violence which endangers regional stability and the
interests of the international community.
Prime Minister Barak emphasized that Israel would be unable to remain
indifferent to the risks that would stem from a unilateral declaration
of Palestinian statehood and would be compelled to take steps to protect
its interests.
Foreign Minister Ivanov expressed his concern that continued escalation
would be liable to bring about a regional deterioration and stressed his
support for a continuation of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under US
auspices. He added that Russia would not support a decision on the
issue of international observers that goes against the Israeli position.
The two men agreed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would make an
official visit to Israel next year and decided to deepen links between
their respective countries' national security councils.
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