The Hindu : Russia raps Israel

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Saturday, Mar 30, 2002

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Russia raps Israel

MOSCOW MARCH 29. Russia denounced Israel's move to isolate the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, and warned of a dangerous escalation of the conflict beyond the region. ``This is hardly the way to facilitate a solution of the crisis,'' said the Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, commenting on Israel's all-out military push against Mr. Arafat. He described said the situation was "extremely dangerous'' and Russia was conducting `active consultations'' to prevent an escalation. ``We are calling on the sides to show restraint, to curb the activities of terrorist organisations and to make use of the available peace initiatives, including the Saudi peace plan endorced by the Arab summit in Beirut.''

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