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| Medvedev vows 'constructive' Mideast role to Olmert: reports |
| Moscow, 07.10.2008 |
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| MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assured outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday that Moscow wants to play a "constructive role" in the Middle East, news agencies reported.
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"Our relations are developing well and consistently and this is one of the key factors of settlement in the Middle East," Medvedev told Olmert during the Israeli leader's visit here, according to Itar-Tass and RIA Novosti agencies.
"Russia will continue in the future to play a constructive and active role in this process," the Russian news agencies quoted him as saying.
Olmert, who stepped down on September 21 but remains at the helm of a transitional government, invited Medvedev to make an official visit to Jerusalem.
"Russia is a world power and its voice on both regional and global issues is in the view of Israel very important," said Olmert, quoted by the agencies.
Besides the Middle East peace process, Olmert was expected to touch on the Iran nuclear crisis and possible Russian weapons sales to Syria during their talks.
Russia's arms-export monopoly Rosoboronexport on Monday denied Israeli claims it plans to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran or Syria, the Interfax news agency reported earlier.
Olmert's defence minister, Ehud Barak, on Sunday urged Russia not to upset the strategic balance in the Middle East with arms sales to Muslim countries.
During a telephone conversation last month, Olmert told Medvedev it would be a waste for Syria to spend billions of dollars on buying weapons that Israel would eventually destroy, Israeli media reported.
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