Russia and Iraq

Well-informed diplomatic sources in Moscow on Wednesday said that the Russian foreign ministry has recently stressed Russia's readiness to deepen dialogue with the Arab states on the situation in Iraq.

The sources added that Moscow sees that the contribution of these countries in finding out a political solution to the Iraqi question is very important in order to maintain stability in the Middle East, noting that the visit of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Moscow by the end of the current month will deal with the Iraqi question in light of the Russian proposals besides the situation in the Palestinian territories.