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Netanyahu and Putin agree to expand and deepen military coordination By i24news Published: 11/30/2015 - 09:10pm, updated: 09:14pm Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladmir Putin, November 30 2015 Putin also extended his good wishes ahead of the "very bright" Jewish holiday of Hanukkah Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Paris climate summit on Monday. The two leaders, who last met in Moscow in September have reportedly agreed to deepen military coordination in order to avoid unwanted clashes in Syria, an Israeli official told i24news diplomatic correspondent Tal Shalev. During the meeting, Netanyahu told Putin that the "events of recent days prove the importance of our coordination, our de-confliction mechanisms, our attempts to cooperate with each other to prevent unnecessary accidents and tragedies, and I believe that we’ve been successful. It’s important. “Secondly, I think we are engaged in a big battle against militant Islam, the terrorism it spews forward, the savagery, the barbarism. And this is another point of contact in addition to many others that we’re engaged in. I hope that Israel and Russia can see eye to eye on all the strategic matters, but I want to assure you that we believe that it’s within our powers to have very good coordination on the ground and in the air so that we do not create the kind of problems that we’ve been experiencing. “I’m very satisfied, by the fact that our militaries have been very careful to coordinate with one another and will continue to do so," Netanyahu continued on to say, "I think this is an indication of the openness and the success of the relationship between Israel and Russia, our relationship." Ivan Sekretarev (Pool/AFP) Ivan Sekretarev (Pool/AFP) "Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence, outside Moscow, on September 21, 2015" Netanyahu was in Moscow in September and told reporters that an unprecedented and crucial mechanism had been established to prevent such misunderstandings. Putin said that "very serious developments" have occurred since the last meeting between the two leaders in Moscow in September but that he was "satisfied" with the progress of bilateral ties with Israel. He also wanted to "note the mechanism which has been proposed" by Netanyahu has helped the two countries avoid unwanted military clashes between the two countries over Syria. Putin also extended his good wishes ahead of the "very bright" Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which he said "symbolizes the triumph of light over dark," adding that he hopes the spirit of Hanukkah will extend to "international affairs." Israel has reportedly launched more than a dozen air strikes in Syria since 2013, mainly targeting alleged arms transfers to Hezbollah, and Israeli officials were believed to have feared that Russia's intervention could limit their room for maneuver. Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Boogie Ya'alon said Monday that Russia is aware that Israel may carry out airstrikes in Syria and that Moscow is committed to allowing Israel to take any necessary actions. "Under the agreements we have with the Russians, they act in accordance with their interests; we act in accordance with our interests; and the one doesn’t bother the other," he said -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
