Upon arrival from Washington D.C., where a meeting of the quartet, comprising Russia, the U.S., the UN and the EU, took place Friday, Sergei Lavrov said the necessity of regular meetings with both parties to the conflict - Israelis and Palestinians - was discussed, as well as involving regional states in this process.
"I mean first of all Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan," Lavrov said.
He said a statement, adopted by the Quartet Friday, contains the expediency of creating an international support mechanism.
"This mechanism will comprise support of the political process and support in resolution of economic problems on Palestinian territories," the Russian minister said.
Lavrov said Friday the statement fully reflects Russia's position.
The statement of the quartet voiced deep concern over the latest surge of violence in the Gaza Strip, which left more than 20 Palestinians dead and over 200 wounded since shooting began between gunmen of Hamas opposition Fatah.
The Russian minister said the statement "confirms all the fundamental principles on which we are striving to achieve a long-term, stable, comprehensive settlement to the Middle East conflict."
