Home
Politics
Also Tuesday, Putin will visit Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II and the opening of a guesthouse for Russia's Christian pilgrims at a Jordan Valley site where many Christians believe Jesus was baptised.
King Abdullah II's office said the two leaders would also discuss Arab uprisings and Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
Russia, one of the four members of the Middle East peace Quartet along with the United States, European Union and United Nations, has traditionally competed with Washington for influence as a power broker in the region.
The protracted conflict in Syria and Iran's nuclear programme are also expected to be on the agenda during Putin's Middle Eastern tour.
Putin's predecessor at the Kremlin, Dmitry Medvedev, visited the West Bank and Jordan last year.
His tour had initially been scheduled to include Israel, but the Jewish state asked the Kremlin to postpone the visit because Israeli foreign ministry workers were on strike in a pay dispute.
It is Putin's first visit to the Middle East since returning back to the Kremlin for a historic third term in May. He last travelled to the West Bank in 2005.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
King Abdullah II's office said the two leaders would also discuss Arab uprisings and Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
Russia, one of the four members of the Middle East peace Quartet along with the United States, European Union and United Nations, has traditionally competed with Washington for influence as a power broker in the region.
The protracted conflict in Syria and Iran's nuclear programme are also expected to be on the agenda during Putin's Middle Eastern tour.
Putin's predecessor at the Kremlin, Dmitry Medvedev, visited the West Bank and Jordan last year.
His tour had initially been scheduled to include Israel, but the Jewish state asked the Kremlin to postpone the visit because Israeli foreign ministry workers were on strike in a pay dispute.
It is Putin's first visit to the Middle East since returning back to the Kremlin for a historic third term in May. He last travelled to the West Bank in 2005.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
