International Conference on Palestinian-Israeli settlement to start in Paris

A conference on the Palestinian-Israeli settlement is opening in Paris on Friday. The so-called "external players" - representatives of the Middle East settlement Quartet (Russia, the United States, European Union, United Nations), as well as many European and Arab partners - are expected to attend it. Meanwhile, the conflict sides, Israel and Palestine, will not be present at the conference.

Russia will be represented by the Russian president’s special envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

The US level of representation has not been determined yet, however, it is possible that Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive come to attend the conference. After all, it was due to his schedule that the talks were postponed from May 30 until June 3.

• Conference - preparatory stage for future contacts

The conference that is held on the initiative of France, is expected to be a kind of a preparatory stage for convening a large Middle East summit with the participation of both conflict sides - Israel and Palestine - in September this year, and also to discuss the action plan and the timeframe for the creation of two independent states - Israel and Palestine. In addition, the forum participants intend to exchange views and discuss the main issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict settlement: security, construction of settlements by Israel, the problem of demarcation on the ground and other aspects.......More: http://tass.ru/en/world/879863
6/3/16
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