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PUTIN ADVISER: ISRAEL’S SECURITY IMPORTANT, RUSSIAN ‘COUNTRYMEN' ARE HERE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today (Monday, 24 June 2019), at the Prime Minister's Office in
Patrushev arrived on Monday to take part in a trilateral meeting with US National Security Adviser John Bolton, who arrived on Saturday, and his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat. Netanyahu will also take part in the meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday. Patrushev, in brief public comments in Russian before the meeting that were translated into Hebrew, said he is in the country at the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who agreed on this format during talks with Netanyahu.
He said that talks will focus on the situation in
While Patrushev did not mention
Netanyahu noted that this week marked the 78th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the
He said that because of this tragic past,
For that reason, Netanyahu told Patrushev – who said last week that he would represent Iran’s positions during his meetings here as well – that Israel will not allow Iran to entrench itself in Syria, and will do everything to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“Self-defense is an important lesson from the 20th century, certainly for the Jewish people and our state,” he said. “On this occasion, I would like to thank President Putin for his statement that
Netanyahu said that Israeli-Russian security cooperation has contributed “greatly to the security and stability in our region, and has brought about a substantive change in the situation in the region.”
He also thanked
Netanyahu also said that "Later this year I expect to host President Putin in
Attached photo credit: Haim Zach (GPO)
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