Russia´s foreign intelligence chief, Sergei Naryshkin, said Washington´s decision on Jerusalem and the occupied Golan Heights and the withdrawal from Iran´s nuclear deal were a move that would destabilize the Middle East.
"The United States´ decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the Golan Heights as a territory of the Jewish state, contrary to UN resolutions, as well as Washington´s unilateral withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement underlines collective efforts," Naryshkin told the Moscow International Security Conference on Thursday. In order to stabilize the situation in the Middle East and, moreover, jeopardize the principle of settling crises in the region through multilateral negotiations. "