Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Friday proposed to convene in the upcoming spring or summer a high-level meeting with the envoys from the Middle East Quartet, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, the United Arabic Emirates (UAE), Israel, Palestine and, possibly, Saudi Arabia

The Netherlands have appointed former Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash investigations coordinator Gilles Beschoor Plug as new ambassador to Russia, the embassy reported on Friday

The United Arab Emirates endorses US President Joe Biden's strategic emphasis on diplomacy in dealing with the Iranian nuclear problem as long as it addresses other issues such as Tehran's missile program and support to proxy groups, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Thursday