Putin, Netanyahu to discuss Mideast, Palestinian-Israeli settlement, bilateral agenda on March 9 - Kremlin
MOSCOW. March 6 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter's brief working visit to Russia on Thursday, March 9, the Kremlin press service said.
"The negotiation participants are expected to have a substantive exchange of opinions on the current situation in the Middle East, primarily in the context of joint efforts to fight international terrorism," the report said.
The two leaders are also expected to address key aspects of Palestinian-Israeli settlement.
"As usual, the Russian president and the Israeli prime minister will give attention to relevant bilateral issues, including continued development of Russian-Israeli cooperation in the trade-economic and humanitarian fields," the Kremlin press service said.
The Russian president's special representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov received Israeli Ambassador in Moscow Gary Koren at the latter's request, the Russian Foreign Ministry said later on Monday.
"At the meeting the parties had a substantive exchange of views on pressing international and Middle Eastern issues of mutual interest," the Russian ministry said.