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Israel Opposes Russian Plans for Moscow Peace Summit


[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - Israel said Thursday it is opposed to Russian plans to stage a Middle East peace conference in Moscow in the coming months as a follow-up to the Annapolis summit. Government officials in Jerusalem cite the need to focus on bilateral talks with the Palestinians "and not be dragged onto a slippery slope of opening negotiations on other issues like Syria and Lebanon at the present time." Government officials also say Israel is perturbed by Russia's behavior, chiefly Moscow's delivery of nuclear fuel to the Iranian reactor in Bushehr.
2007-12-20 01:00:00
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