Lavrov says Israel is failing to implement Trump's Gaza plan

Speaking at a collective security forum in Moscow, Russia's foreign minister also said that Russia has no illusions about the Trump administration, but that it is always better to talk.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Israel is not implementing U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip, which was approved by the UN Security Council. He made the remarks on November 10 at a plenary session of the International Forum on Collective Security in Moscow.

"Speaking about the Middle East, let us not forget that no one even mentions Palestine anymore. Even the much-publicized plan of U.S. President Donald Trump, which was approved by the UN Security Council more than a year ago, is categorically not being implemented by Israel," Lavrov said.

According to him, Israel openly says that there will be no Palestinian state while also failing to implement Trump's plan, "as Washington recently reminded the Israeli leadership." Lavrov also noted that the situation in the Persian Gulf remains far from being resolved.

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"We have no illusions"

Speaking about relations with the United States, Lavrov contrasted the current administration with Joe Biden's team, which, he said, had refused even to discuss collective security guarantees. He expressed hope that the experience gained would prove useful in the talks beginning in Abu Dhabi, where, at the American side's proposal, collective security issues in the region will be discussed along with guarantees that will take effect after a comprehensive settlement.

"We have no illusions about the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump," the minister stressed, adding that, while understanding the deep-rooted contradictions, "it is, of course, always better to talk."

CSTO meeting

That same day, Lavrov took part in a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, held in Moscow.

Lavrov says Israel is failing to implement Trump's Gaza plan

Speaking at a collective security forum in Moscow, Russia's foreign minister also said that Russia has no illusions about the Trump administration, but that it is always better to talk.