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Quartet agrees on Middle East envoy's mandate - Russia

The United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations have finalised the appointment of a Middle East envoy and will make an announcement soon, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

 

"The Quartet has concluded the elaboration of a mandate for the new representative," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas when asked if Moscow would support Tony Blair for the envoy position. "I understand that the decision is about to be announced," Lavrov said without elaborating. (Reuters)

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.27.07, 15:08