Ivanov confers with Sharon

The Russian foreign minister Igor Ivanov on Tuesday in Moscow discussed with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon the situation in the Middle East especially the current crisis in the Palestinian areas and means of settling the tense situation in the region.

Discussions also dealt during the meeting also dealt with means of solving the Iraqi question.

On Monday evening Sharon met with the representatives of the Jewish community in Russia in the presence of the Greater Rabbi in Russia Perl Lazar.

Sharon expressed his regret concerning what he called the Anti- Jewish phenomenon in Federal Russia.