Despite lingering tensions between Israel and Russia over the downing of a Russian jet by Syrian air defenses during an Israeli airstrike last month, representatives of the two countries are set to kick off a session in Jerusalem of the joint Russian-Israel intergovernmental committee of economic cooperation.
The two-day meeting will include decisions on a number of topics, Israel’s Foreign Ministry says, including trade, pension payments for Russian immigrants, education and health, among others.
Additionally, talks will be held between Israel and members states of the Russian-dominated Eurasian Customs Union on a free trade deal.
The Russian delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov and the Israeli side by Likud Minister Ze’ev Elkin.
“This meeting, in particular in these days, has great important and reflects the will of the two sides to preserve their relations and advance them even further,” a statement from the Foreign Ministry says.
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