Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Arab League summit participants that Russia will continue contributing to the attainment of Palestine�s independence.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Russia will help Palestine in�achieving its goal of�becoming an independent state with�the capital in�East Jerusalem, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday in�his address to�the Arab League summit participants.
�Russia will continue contributing to�the attainment of�this goal [Palestine�s independence], working through�bilateral channels and through�multilateral channels, including in�the �Quartet� of�international mediators,� Putin said.

The Quartet comprising Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union, was established in�2002, aiming to�reach a long-term peace agreement between�Israel and Palestinians.


The Russian president stressed on�Saturday the need for�closer cooperation between�the Quartet and the Arab League, and highlighted Moscow�s readiness to�cooperate with�the league further.

Palestinians seek the creation of�an independent state on�the territories of�the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, partially occupied by�Israel, as�well as�on the Gaza Strip. Palestinians have designated Jerusalem as�its capital and called on�Israel to�withdraw from�the Palestinian territories it took after�the 1967 war.

By Sputnik News