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Russia to be delicate mediator in Middle East
In recent years, Moscow has acquired the role of a delicate mediator in the Middle East.
In June 2006, a French diplomat said in an informal conversation with a RIA Novosti commentator at an international conference, "I wish we had the same approach to the Middle East problems as Russia."
These words, voiced by a Western diplomat, and a Frenchman at that, seemed surprising. Although Moscow and Paris were united in their opposition to Washington and London on the war in Iraq, their views......
