The Israeli Foreign Ministry summons the Russian ambassador after his statements to a local newspaper

Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced that it had summoned the Russian ambassador to Tel Aviv, Anatoly Viktorov, after remarks he made to the “Jerusalem Post” newspaper on Tuesday.

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A statement from the Foreign Ministry said that the head of the ministry’s strategic political affairs department, Alon Bar, “strongly objected” to the Russian ambassador’s statements, which “do not reflect the realities of the Middle East and were repeatedly discussed during political talks. that took place through diplomatic channels “between Israel and Russia.

For his part, the Russian ambassador confirmed that he was about to send a letter to the “Jerusalem Post” explaining his positions because some of his statements were “inaccurate” transmitted by this newspaper.

Yesterday, Israel’s Jerusalem Post quoted Viktorov criticizing Israel, saying: “The problem in the Middle East does not lie in Iran’s activities, but in the lack of understanding between the countries and the lack of commitment to the resolutions of the ONU”.

He added: “Israel attacks Hezbollah, and it is not Hezbollah that attacks Israel. Russia rejects any Israeli incursion into Syria, neither in the past nor in the future.”

He said: “The Palestinian problem must not be marginalized and normalization must not be a substitute for the Israeli-Palestinian agreement, reiterating Moscow’s call for a” two-state solution “, stressing that the Russian proposal for direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians in Moscow it is still valid.

Source: Novosti

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