in a joint meeting, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the centrality of the Palestinian issue in the Middle East and the importance of advancing the peace process and establishing a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital. In their meeting, the two ministers stressed the importance of partnership in the work of the International Quartet, which includes the United States, Russia, the United Nations, the European Union and representatives of the Arab world. For further details, click here