PM Netanyahu Meets with Russian President Putin
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Friday, 14 May 2013), made the
following remarks at his press conference with Russian President Vladimir
Putin:

"I very much appreciate your contribution. At 05:00, we finished the budget
and a few hours later I landed here in Sochi, which is very impressive and
attests to Russia's development under your leadership.

Therefore, I suggested to you on the way here that the next meeting between
us should be in Eilat. In both places there is tranquility and quiet and in
both places we would like it to continue. This is in spite of the fact that
in Eilat they have shot rockets at us recently from Sinai
http://www.idf.il/1283-18785-en/Dover.aspx

This points to the fact that the region around us is very stormy, unstable
and explosive. I am pleased to have this opportunity to try and consider
together how to stabilize the region and look for ways to bring security and
stability, which are certainly important for us but for you as well, for our
common goals."