Russia’s president urges nations to work to end “human tragedy” in Gaza
By APWednesday, May 12, 2010
Russian president calls end to Gaza tragedy
ANKARA, Turkey — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says there is a human tragedy in Gaza and although all problems can’t be solved, nations must do their best to end it.
Medvedev spoke Wednesday in Turkey, his second stop in the region after Syria where he said that Israeli-Arab tensions threaten to draw the Middle East into a new catastrophe, adding Moscow’s weight to a diplomatic push to ease antagonism between Israel and Syria.
On the Palestinian conflict, Medvedev says “we are facing a human tragedy in Gaza.”
Russia has been building up its influence as a Middle East mediator, pledged its assistance in pushing the region toward peace. Turkey is also pursuing a similar policy and mediated between Syria and Israel
