Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who is visiting Russia this week,  has praised Russian ties amid recent rifts over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran.

Lieberman arrived in Moscow earlier on Tuesday for scheduled talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, his counterpart Sergei Lavrov, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

The high-level meeting aimed at "strengthening Russian-Israeli relations and renewing the Middle East peace process," RIA-Novosti news agency quoted Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko.

The trip comes amid Kremlin's bids for a more active role in the Middle East, with plans to host a peace conference between Israel and Palestinian factions.

Calling Russia “a main partner…in terms of a regional settlement and the Palestinian problem,” Moldova-born Lieberman went on to add that the countries' were at a high point in bilateral relations.

However, both sides have had differences over the Gaza Strip's elected Hamas government and Iran.

(Press TV)