Monday, January 5, 2009

Israel refused the mediation of Russia in talks with Hamas.

SyuzhetyVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza05.01.2009Sarkozi assigned responsibility for the operation in Gaza on HAMASKommentariiPrinuzhdenie to miru04.01.2009Izrail began a large-scale ground operation in the sector GazaGlava Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rejected the proposal by Russian President Special in the Middle East Alexander Saltanova to act as a mediator in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on 4 January.
"We are serious in our intention to destroy Hamas and we are not going to give them a legitimate status, exchanging messages with them. We have nothing to talk with Hamas - Livni said in an interview with a Russian diplomat.
At the Tel Aviv meeting with the head of the Israeli dipvedomstva Saltanov services offered Russia as an intermediary in negotiations with Hamas, saying that could transmit the message is in Damascus, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal.
Earlier on Sunday, the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza and stressed the need for an early cease-fire.

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