Netanyahu hails Russia, US ties

Netanyahu says China’s VP will come visit in the coming days, “a very, very important man,” to bolster trade ties.

He also underlines burgeoning trade ties with India and Japan. With the latter, Netanyahu says trade ties have increased 40 times over in just four years.

He also hails ties with Russia.

“I am in direct, frequent contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” says Netanyahu, to confront the “complex, very difficult challenges in our region.”

“This is very important for Israel’s security,” he says.

But above all, Netanyahu says, is the United States of America.

He thanks Obama for generous military aid to Israel.

But Netanyahu adds that the Trump administration has reached “new heights” in US-Israel security, intelligence, diplomatic coordination, including at the United Nations.

“We’ve never had such cooperation with the largest world power,” he says.