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Israel’s Jerusalem Post quoted him as saying: “Israel is attacking Hezbollah, and it is not Hezbollah that is attacking Israel,” adding that it is aware of the existence of tunnels from Lebanon to the north of the occupied territories, but not there is evidence that “. Hezbollah” dug these tunnels.
He stressed that Tel Aviv must not attack the territories of a sovereign state and any country that is a member of the United Nations, adding that “Russia is unlikely to accept any Israeli incursion into Syria, either in the past or in the future. “.
Commenting on the International Atomic Energy Agency reports on Iran’s increase in the number of centrifuges, the ambassador did not consider this a violation of the nuclear deal, noting that “the first step was taken by the Americans who, regrettably, decided to withdraw from the nuclear deal “.
He continued: “They withdrew, which allowed the Iranian side to take measures that are not in line with the agreement, and this is also regrettable.”
In response to a question about whether Russia will sell weapons to Iran after the international embargo is lifted, Viktorov said: “Iran is a sovereign state, why not? I am not aware of specific plans and this is a matter for negotiation.” .
On the “Abrahamic agreements” between the Zionist entity and the Arab countries on normalization of relations, the Russian ambassador said that “any step towards the deal is a positive development in itself”, but Tel Aviv should “sit at the table. negotiating table to discuss how everyone’s legitimate concerns can be taken into consideration. ” And not form alliances against other parties. “
He continued: “We are convinced that the Palestinian problem should not be marginalized and normalization should not replace the Palestinian-Israeli settlement, because this problem will remain and will continue to pose a threat not only to the countries and peoples of the region, but to other countries. of the world”.
He renewed the call for a two-state solution, noting that the Russian proposal for direct talks between settlers and Palestinians in Moscow remains valid, in addition to the proposal to hold an international conference.
