MOSCOW, Dec 14: The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organise an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians. Moscow has repeatedly called for the creation of a Palestinian state and has working relations with both Hamas -- which it does not recognise as a terrorist organisation -- and Israel.

Samarkand, April 14: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Uzbekistan's Samarkand