Russia's Putin to visit Palestinian territories

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the Palestinian territories during a visit to Israel planned for the end of the month, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
"Yes, (Putin) will go to Israel and to the Palestinian territories," said Lavrov, responding to questions at a joint news conference with the European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
Putin's April 27-28 trip to Israel was announced in late March and will be the first by a Russian president to the Jewish state.

04/05/2005 17:31 GMT