Russian Ambassador: Arabs should unify their stance before asking Russias support [Archives:2002/15/Local News]

The killing of tens of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli troops is madness, Russian Ambassador to Yemen, Alexander Kalugin, told reporters on April 2 in a press conference.
Russia which is exerting efforts to activate international endeavors to stop violence and find efficient solutions to this mounting tension has recently participated in issuing the UN Security Council resolution No. 1402.
Were earnestly striving to promptly implement this resolution by making Israel withdraw its troops from the Palestinian Authority-administered territories and lift the siege on the office of the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, he said.
On the Saudi peace initiative, Kalugin, said Russia welcomed the Saudi initiative saying it (the imitative) formed the basis of peace in the Mideast.
He stressed the importance of unifying the Arab stance towards their issues of common destiny topped by the Palestinian issue.
Arabs keep asking us and the international community to take strong actions in support of their issues. They should, before, take unified and strong stance on their parts, he added.

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