Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and PM Netanyahu. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool photo via AP/File)
In Paris for WWI armistice commemorations, Netanyahu has ‘good and to the point’ talk with Putin.
By The Algemeiner
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in Paris on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in what was the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Moscow indirectly blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian military plane off the coast of Syria in September.
Netanyahu and Putin were in the French capital for commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I.
The Israeli prime minister told reporters that Sunday’s exchange with Putin was “good and to the point, and I would even say that it was very important.”
According to media reports, Netanyahu had been attempting to arrange a meeting with the Russian president since the Sept. 17 incident over the Mediterranean Sea, near Latakia.
Netanyahu and Putin have met in person and talked by phone numerous times since Russia’s military intervention in Syria on behalf of the Assad regime began in 2015.
Israel and Russia have tried to avoid unnecessary between their militaries. In recent years, the Israeli Air Force has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria against targets tied to Iran and its Shi’a terror proxy Hezbollah.
In the past few weeks, there have been reports that Russia was seeking to limit Israel’s freedom of action in the region.
Ahead of his flight to France on Saturday night, Netanyahu said, “We are departing to a very important ceremony to mark the centennial of the end of World War I, a bloody war, which claimed the lives of millions.”
“It was also very important to the history of our people,” he continued. “First of all, the fact that there were hundreds of thousands of Jewish fighters, which marked the next turning point in our ability to defend ourselves, and, of course it brought to an end the Ottoman Empire that ruled our land, and paved the way for Zionism.”
“I will meet dozens of leaders from around the world, and I will have a separate meeting with [French] President [Emmanuel] Macron,” Netanyahu went on to say. “There are many important issues that need to be discussed, but the very essence of being there is important. I, as usual, will represent the State of Israel with great pride.”
在巴黎举行的第一次世界大战停战纪念活动中，内塔尼亚胡与普京进行了“良好而重要的”谈话。
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日本首相本杰明·内塔尼亚胡周日在巴黎与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京进行了会谈，这是两国领导人之间的第一次面对面会谈，因为莫斯科间接指责以色列9月份在叙利亚海岸击落俄罗斯军用飞机。
内塔尼亚胡和普京在法国首都纪念第一次世界大战结束的停战100周年。
以色列总理告诉记者，周日与普京的交流“很好而且非常重要，我甚至会说这非常重要。”
据媒体报道，自9月17日事件发生以来，内塔尼亚胡一直试图安排与俄罗斯总统会晤，该事件发生在拉塔基亚附近的地中海。
自从2015年俄罗斯代表阿萨德政权对叙利亚进行军事干预以来，内塔尼亚胡和普京亲自会面并通过电话进行了多次会谈。
以色列和俄罗斯试图避免军队之间的不必要。近年来，以色列空军在叙利亚进行了数百起罢工，打击与伊朗及其什叶派恐怖主义代表真主党有关的目标。
在过去的几周里，有报道称俄罗斯正试图限制以色列在该地区的行动自由。
内塔尼亚胡在星期六晚上飞往法国之前说：“我们正准备举行一场非常重要的仪式，庆祝第一次世界大战结束一百周年，这是一场血腥的战争，夺走了数百万人的生命。”
“这对我们人民的历史来说也非常重要，”他继续道。 “首先，事实上有成千上万的犹太战士，这标志着我们保卫自己的能力的下一个转折点，当然，它结束了统治我们土地的奥斯曼帝国，并铺平了犹太复国主义的方式。“
“我将会见来自世界各地的数十位领导人，我将与[法国]总统[埃马纽埃尔]马克龙单独会面，”内塔尼亚胡继续说道。 “有许多重要问题需要讨论，但存在的重要性非常重要。像往常一样，我将非常自豪地代表以色列国。“
