Bennett spoke with Putin: "Emphasizes the importance of resolute opposition to the Iranian nuclear program"

The Prime Minister and President of Russia have discussed regional security issues and security challenges in the global arena.

Putin invited Bennett and his wife to visit St. Petersburg.

The two's previous meeting took place on October 22, and even then they discussed halting the Iranian nuclear program.

Lightning Ravid

13/01/2022

Thursday, 13 January 2022, 14:23 Updated: 14:41

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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke today (Thursday) with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A statement from the PM said that he emphasized to Putin "the importance of resolute opposition to Iran's progress in the nuclear project.

" Security challenges in the global arena. They agreed on "continued close cooperation in the region." Later in the conversation, Putin invited Bennett and his wife to visit Russia - to which he replied in the affirmative

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"Close cooperation in space."

Bennett and Putin (Photo: Reuters)

The two's previous meeting was held on October 22 in Sochi.

Housing Minister Zeev Elkin, who accompanied Bennett and translated the leaders into each other, said the two agreed on further understandings between the two countries regarding Syrian air force activity, and testified that the meeting was "warm and intimate."

Elkin noted that much of the meeting dealt with strategic issues such as halting the Iranian nuclear program.

"We have discussed in depth the situation of the Iranian nuclear program and the situation in Syria. We have emphasized the need to maintain the existing coordination policy with Russia regarding military activity in Syria," he said.

According to him, the main theme of the meeting was the creation of continuity of good relations between Israel and Russia, as they were during the previous government.

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