Medvedev, Netanyahu to discuss MidEast settlement

MOSCOW, March 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who's arriving in Moscow for a
working visit will on Thursday discuss the MidEast settlement with account
taken of the general situation in the region and in Libya in particular.
"One of the main topics of the forthcoming talks will be the current
situation in the Middle East settlement in the context of the situation
that is unfolding in the Middle East," a Kremlin source told Itar-Tass.
"During the high-level talks the sides will have a detailed discussion
of several urgent international and regional issues, primarily the
situation in Libya, Egypt and other countries of the region," the source
added.
Russia actively participates in the work of the international
'quartet' of the MidEast peace brokers and calls for better coordination
on the part of the world community in this matter.
"The talks are expected to focus on the earliest resumption of the
Palestinian-Israeli talks on the basis of universally recognized
international laws and regulations. The sides should live up to their
commitments," the presidential administration source said.
The Kremlin expert said that a vital component in the whole process
would be renunciation of unilateral actions forestalling the outcome of
talks on the final status, the ending of the settlement activities in the
Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and curbing
manifestations of terrorism and violence.
" The forthcoming meeting will provide a favourable opportunity to
confirm a course towards Russian-Israeli interaction, including a visit of
the Russian president to Israel that was scheduled for January this year
and had been postponed at the Israeli side's request," the Kremlin
administration source emphasized.