Mideast Quartet may meet in Moscow in February – Lavrov | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire: “The next meeting of the international mediators of the Middle East conflict may be held in Moscow in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Lavrov said Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who is currently on a three-day visit to Russia and has met with President Dmitry Medvedev, ‘welcomed our initiative to hold a Quartet meeting as early as next month.’
Russia, along with the UN, the United States and European Union, is part of the Middle East Quartet of intermediaries for peace efforts.”