MOSCOW, July 15. /TASS/. Moscow calls on all parties to the Persian Gulf conflict to return to the negotiating table, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.
"We call on all parties to abandon confrontational logic and return to the negotiating table. It is necessary to recognize the unviability of an approach that is framed as 'escalation in response to escalation,' which entails serious damage to the civilian populations of all involved states, their economies, the uninterrupted functioning of strategic waterways, and, as a result, the undermining of the peaceful economy," she noted.
Undermining the Efforts of Mediators
Zakharova emphasized that Moscow is "extremely concerned" about the resumption of hostilities in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, as the unpredictable course of events "threatens the prospects for a peaceful resolution to the conflict."
"It is particularly regrettable that the renewed confrontation occurred at a time when, after the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum, prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict were opening up," she continued. Zakharova also added that the aforementioned negotiation process was the result of "the energetic work of Pakistani and Arab mediators, who were truly committed to achieving results."
