Israeli, Russian officials to meet for talks on continued Syria coordination
- 8 years ago
Israeli and Russian military officials are set to meet on Tuesday for talks on deepening the two countries' coordination in Syria amid a bloody civil war that has seen increasing intervention from Moscow.
The meeting comes after talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference on Monday.
"I think that every citizen of Israel understands today, in light of recent events on the Turkish border, the great importance of my trip to Moscow and these ongoing contacts with the Russian president," he said, referring to the Russian jet shot down last week by Turkey along the Turkish-Syrian border.
Over the weekend, several Israeli officials including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and senior defense official Amos Gilad indicated that Russian pilots had breached Israeli air space during operations in Syria but that the mechanism in place between the two countries have so far prevented any major escalation or incidents.
The meeting comes after talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Paris climate conference on Monday.
"I think that every citizen of Israel understands today, in light of recent events on the Turkish border, the great importance of my trip to Moscow and these ongoing contacts with the Russian president," he said, referring to the Russian jet shot down last week by Turkey along the Turkish-Syrian border.
Over the weekend, several Israeli officials including Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and senior defense official Amos Gilad indicated that Russian pilots had breached Israeli air space during operations in Syria but that the mechanism in place between the two countries have so far prevented any major escalation or incidents.