Государство Израиль
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SPEAKS TO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON BY TELEPHONE
A telephone conversation took place today between President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. In the course of the conversation the situation in Middle East settlement was discussed.
The President of Russia stressed that the flare-ups of instability in the region inflict serious harm upon all the parties in Middle East settlement and directly on the settlement process. It was noted that the alternative to force-based solutions is the earliest possible implementation of the Road Map, drawn up by the Quartet of International Mediators.
The Kremlin, Moscow, October 14, 2003