Putin and Netanyahu discuss Syria coordination

Putin says he and Netanyahu discussed the situation in the Middle East and particularly in Syria, where Russia has conducted an air campaign against those opposing the government. Moscow has coordinated its action with Israel to prevent any possible incidents between Russian and Israeli militaries.

“We talked about the need to take joint efforts to confront international terrorism,” he says at the press conference. “We undoubtedly are allies in that area, and our countries have accumulated a significant experience in fighting extremism. We will strengthen contacts with Israeli colleagues in that sphere.”

Netanyahu says he and Putin discussed contacts between the two nations’ militaries in the region “to prevent any incidents, and also to ensure success in fighting our common enemy: international terrorism.”

“We had a long and thorough discussion of the challenge cast to the entire civilized world by the radical Islamic terrorism,” he says.

— AP