Russia called for the implementation of the peace plan for the Gaza Strip, which was approved by the UN Security Council, stressing the importance of moving forward with its implementation in a manner that contributes to achieving stability and calm in the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, said that his country criticizes the stalled implementation of the plan, expressing Moscow’s readiness to cooperate with various international parties to contribute to achieving stability in the Middle East.

Lavrov warned of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the West Bank amid the intensification of Israeli colonial activities, stressing that the time has come to ensure the establishment of the Palestinian state based on established international UN resolutions and frameworks.