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Saturday, 24 July 2010 14:42
Russia, Italy Urge Resumption of Direct Mideast Talks	\| Print \|

MILAN, 24 JULY, 2010: Russia and Italy have called for the resumption of direct peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reproted Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as saying on Friday.

"In regard to international problems, we discussed issues related to the Middle East and expressed the desire that direct peace talks [between the Israelis and Palestinians] be resumed as soon as possible after the recent incident in the Gaza Strip," Berlusconi said after talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Milan, according to RIA Novosti news agency.

Israel faced international condemnation after its soldiers raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31, killing nine activists.

The six-ship Freedom Flotilla was carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid to Gaza Strip.

Berlusconi and Medvedev also discussed the situation in Afghanistan as well as G8 issues.

- Bernama