Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Monday that the international community should give Iran three months to respond to diplomatic attempts to curtail its nuclear program – afterwards “concrete steps need to be taken” against Iran. The Foreign Minister is on a visit to Europe which will include stops in France, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
Lieberman also asked Berlusconi to convince Russia to end its ties with Hamas and Hizbullah, explaining that they are “terrorist groups which act against Western interests in the Middle East.” He also emphasized that Israel wants to continue negotiating with the Palestinian Authority, and invited the Italian Prime Minister to visit Israel.
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