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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Monday, 30 November 2015), at the
climate conference in Paris, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Prime Minister Netanyahu:

"Mr. President. It’s good to see you again. This is our second meeting after
our meeting in Moscow, and we also use the telephone to communicate.

I think that, as you say, 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. I think this is an
indication of the openness and the success of the relationship between
Israel and Russia, our relationship. It’s good to see you again."

Russian President Putin:

"Distinguished Prime Minister, it’s my pleasure to have a meeting with you
on the sidelines of today’s event.

I remember our detailed talk when you visited me in Moscow.

Very many dramatic developments, including dramatic ones have been happening
globally. But let me start with congratulations on the coming Chanukah
holiday. It’s a very good and bright holiday that symbolizes the victory,
the triumph of light over dark. And I really hope that in international
affairs we’ll have it this way as well.

We are satisfied with the progress of bilateral relations. And let me note
that the mechanism that has been promoted by you and proposed by you
presupposes contacts between the militaries to prevent incidents due to the
dramatic developments in the region has been efficient. And we also have
advances in other spheres as well."