Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov . Archival photoMOSCOW, Aug 18Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov received Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi at his request, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Topical issues of further development of Russian-Israeli relations were discussed. International and Middle Eastern issues of mutual interest were also touched upon,» the message says. The Moscow Jewish community spoke about the activities of «Sokhnut»
