Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli PM, Russian envoy meet over Syria issue

January 30, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syrian affairs Alexander Lavrentiev have met in the Prime Minister’s Office …reports Asian Lite News

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev

The meeting focused on the ongoing involvement of Russia and Israel in Syria.

“Among the issues discussed were Iran and the situation in Syria,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that the two discussed “strengthening the security coordination mechanism between the militaries in order to prevent friction.”

Also attending the meeting were Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, and Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat.

Russia first sent forces to fight in Syria in 2015. Israel has carried out there hundreds of airstrikes over the past years, saying the attacks targeted Iranian sites in order to prevent the Islamic republic entrenching itself in Syria.

The recent meeting came in the wake of an agreement achieved earlier in January between the Israeli and Russian militaries to continue the coordination of their military actions in Syria.

Israel has become increasingly concerned over the expected withdrawal of the US forces from Syria, fearing it will expose the Jewish state to threats by Iran, which Israel considers as its biggest enemy.

Previous Story

UN evacuates 130 refugees to Niger from Libya

Next Story

Travel ban on Venezuela opposition head Guaido

Latest from ASIA NEWS

Khamenei threatens more strikes

Iran’s supreme leader rebukes Trump’s ‘surrender’ remark, warns of repeat attacks on US bases and Israeli targets. In his first public appearance

Iran Suspends IAEA Cooperation

The decision followed the recent US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites …reports Asian Lite News The Iranian Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly