MESOPOTAMIA NEWS “STATEMENTS RUSSIA & ISRAEL” : A PUTIN &NETANJAHU AGREEMENT

WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) – 25 Sept 2018 – MESOP / AGENCIES – On Monday, Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said the long-delayed delivery of S-300 anti-air defenses to the Assad regime will finally be completed: In 2013 on a request from the Israeli side we suspended the delivery to Assad regime of the S-300 system, which was ready to be sent with Assad’s crews trained to use it. The situation has changed, and not due to our fault.  Delivery of Russia’s S-300 to Syria will also stop Western coalition from carrying out uncontrolled attacks on Syrian territory.

But the Kremlin later added an assurance to Israel abot limits on the S-300’s use:

It should be obvious to everyone that Russia’s actions aimed at ensuring security for its troops are necessary. This is why in this case, Russia is guided solely by these interests, these actions are not directed against third countries, they are meant to protect our own troops.

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov emphasized that co-operation over Syria will not be broken, “Our relations [with Israel] are far wider. This is an important issue, of course. But it is also our right and the right of sovereign Syria.”

Netanyahu drove home Israeli concerns in a call to Putin, saying the supply of the S-300s to “irresponsible players” will increase dangers in the region.

The two leaders reportedly agreed on the need to maintain Israeli-Russian arrangements for “deconfliction” in their operations in Syria.  www.mesop.de