Israeli strike on Doha destroys architecture of talks - Shoigu

Israel’s strike on Doha on September 9 destroyed the architecture of negotiations between Israel and Palestine, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said during a working visit to Baghdad.

"This week, we once again saw what the uncontrolled crisis in the region leads to. I’m talking about the Israeli air strike on Qatar’s peaceful capital. It resulted in Doha’s decision to stop its services of a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The architecture of negotiations has been destroyed," Sergey Shoigu said.

He stressed that Russia strongly condemns Israel's actions.

"Russia views these events as a blatant violation of the international law and the UN Charter, a violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent country," Shoigu said.