On June 28, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin received the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Moscow, Khaled Shawabka, at his request.
The sides exchanged views on the consideration in New York and other international venues of the current situation in the Middle East in the context of the ongoing escalation of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone with the projection of tension on the region as a whole.
The interlocutors noted the importance of continuing collective international efforts in the interests of a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire, primarily in the Gaza Strip, stabilization of the situation in the West Bank and along the Blue Line with Lebanon. Special attention was paid to the tasks of providing humanitarian assistance to all victims and those in need, including taking into account the developments of the international conference “Call to Action: Urgent humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip” held in Jordan on June 11.
In this context, Sergey Vershinin informed the interlocutor about preparations for the upcoming Russian presidency of the UN Security Council in July this year, during which much attention is paid to discussing the problems of the Middle East settlement.
A source
Главная – Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации (mid.ru)
