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'Russia’s mediation more important for Gaza than humanitarian aid'

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Published 02 March, 2009, 20:12

Russia’s mediation is more important for Gaza than humanitarian aid, says Mikhail Troitsky, political analyst from the Moscow Institute of Foreign relations.

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At the international conference held in Egypt to raise humanitarian aid for Gaza, Russia has pledged food, medicine, armored vehicles and helicopters to the Palestinian Authority.

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