Netanyahu, Putin praise military cooperation in Paris
- 8 years ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the importance of Israeli-Russian military cooperation to prevent "unnecessary accidents" at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Global Climate summit in Paris on Monday.
In a recent interview on Israel radio, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said that a Russian plane had mistakenly entered Israeli airspace, and was not shot down.
Russian military officials had previously held talks with their Israeli counterparts in Tel Aviv after the countries' leaders agreed to establish a mechanism to avoid accidental clashes in Syria.
The issue of military cooperation has been a sensitive subject for Russia recently, after a Turkish jet downed a Russian fighter-bomber in the vicinity of the Syrian border, saying the jet had breached its airspace.
In a recent interview on Israel radio, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said that a Russian plane had mistakenly entered Israeli airspace, and was not shot down.
Russian military officials had previously held talks with their Israeli counterparts in Tel Aviv after the countries' leaders agreed to establish a mechanism to avoid accidental clashes in Syria.
The issue of military cooperation has been a sensitive subject for Russia recently, after a Turkish jet downed a Russian fighter-bomber in the vicinity of the Syrian border, saying the jet had breached its airspace.