China News Service, May 21, according to a report by the Russian Satellite Network on the 20th, tensions between Palestine and Israel have escalated in recent days. In this regard, Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations may hold four-party talks on the Middle East issue. Among them, the Russian side confirmed that it is ready to continue to promote direct dialogue between Palestine and Israel with relevant parties to restart the peace process.

Data map: Palestinian President Abbas.

  On the 19th local time, in response to Israel ’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank, Palestinian President Abbas announced that Palestine would cease to implement all agreements reached with the United States and Israel. Abbas also said that the "new Middle East peace plan" proposed by the United States provided guarantees for Israel's annexation plan.

  In this regard, sources said that Russia, the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations may hold a four-party talks on the Middle East in the near future. The source said: "May be contact in the next few days, perhaps before the weekend."

  The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released news that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in a conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Ashkenazi that Russia intends to continue to promote direct dialogue between Palestine and Israel with the Middle East issue to restart the peace process.

  Russia ’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Niebianja, also said that the current incident shows that it must urgently participate in the work of saving the peace process.

  Nebianja said: "Russia, as a party to the Quartet on the Middle East issue, is willing to fully participate in the work of maintaining the principles of mediation, which are consistent with the resolutions passed by the Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as well as the Madrid Principles and the Arab Peace Initiative." Continue to maintain dialogue with Middle East and Arab League countries.