Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi reaffirmed Israel’s appreciation of Russia for its role in fighting Nazi Germany during World War II, and for freeing countless people from deportation camps. to the Nazis in Europe.
“The Jews will never forget Russia’s role in its war against the Nazis, and in the liberation of Europe and the concentration camps,” Ashkenazi said at a joint press conference with the group. His Russian, Sergey Lavrov.
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Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi with his Russian representative Sergey Lavrov
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The two have met on an official visit to Ashkenazi to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow and take part in the opening ceremony for the Holocaust Memorial at the Israeli embassy in Moscow.
Ashkenazi also addressed the changing tides in the Middle East, citing recent Israeli normalization agreements with four Arab states, reaffirming Russia’s pressure to regulate stability in the region.
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Ashkenazi and his entourage meeting with Lavrov and other Russian foreign ministry officials
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He stressed that the Abraham Accords are not an obstacle to peace with Israel’s neighboring Palestinians and urged them to return to the negotiating table without any conditions.
In addition, the former military chief thanked President Vladimir Putin’s support for Israel’s security concerns and called for a tightening of cooperation between the two countries.