Ivanov starts his Middle East tour today

Originally published April 22, 1999

Russian presidential sources said that the Russian Foreign Minister lgor Ivanov will today hold, at the directives of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, a two-day visit on the Middle East during which he will visit Israel, Egypt, the Palestinian self-rule authority and Syria.

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