Putin and Sharon will discuss the "road map"

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon the Middle East "road map". According to a high -ranking source in the Kremlin administration, a visit to the Israeli guest is a “at a difficult moment” planned a month and a half ago.

The Kremlin considers the meeting as a “Russian contribution to the promotion of the“ road map. ”Russia is the cosposer of Middle Eastern settlement and“ intends to consistently bring its point of view to all sides of the negotiation process, regardless of the acuteness of the situation in the region, ”the source in the administration of the Russian Federation emphasized, ITAR-TASS reports.

The Russian position proceeds from the need to "resume the widest political dialogue", "prevent the escalation of violence." Moscow "decisively condemns any manifestations of terrorism from any side, no matter what they justify," the Kremlin source emphasized.

"It is equally important that all parties act strictly in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council, avoiding the roll in the same direction," he added.

Another topic of negotiations between Putin and Sharon will be bilateral Russian-Israeli relations.