Quarterly Updates for (16 Aug 2011 — 15 Nov 2011)
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Russia’s participation in the peace process was limited this quarter to (1) the Quartet, where it gave lukewarm endorsement to the U.S.-drafted 9/23 initiative for restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks, and (2) the UNSC, where it strongly supported the Palestinian statehood bid. In the context of French pres. Sarkozy’s 9/21 proposal to restarting negotiations under broader international mediation (see “New Offers as the UNGA Session Convenes” above), Moscow reiterated (early 10/2011) its longstanding offer to host an international conference to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but no one seriously expected this would happen soon.