MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day journey to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia targeted on the Israeli-Hamas struggle and host the Iranian president in Moscow this week, the Kremlin stated Tuesday.
Putin will make working visits to each nations on Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated.
The talks will give attention to bilateral relations, the struggle between Israel and Hamas and different worldwide points, Peskov stated. Issues associated to grease worth caps below OPEC+ may also be on the agenda, he added.
Putin‘s trip was first announced on Monday by his foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, who didn’t give a date for the visits when he spoke to the Russian information outlet Life.
“I hope that these will be very useful negotiations, which we consider extremely important,” Ushakov was quoted as saying by Life.
Putin will make the go to at a time when Russia needs to advance its position as an influence dealer within the battle within the Middle East.
Putin will host Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi within the Kremlin on Thursday, Peskov added.
The Russian president visited China in October and not too long ago made a number of journeys to former Soviet nations.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March for struggle crimes, accusing him of private duty for the abductions of youngsters from Ukraine.
Since the warrant was issued, Putin selected to not attend a BRICS summit in South Africa as a result of the nation can be obliged to arrest Putin upon arrival as it’s a signatory to the worldwide court docket’s treaty.
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE have signed the ICC’s founding treaty.
The discover towards Putin in March was the primary time the worldwide court docket issued a warrant towards a pacesetter of one of many 5 everlasting members of the U.N. Security Council. The ICC stated in a press release that Putin is accused of the struggle crime of ” illegal deportation ″ of youngsters from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.
