Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will journey to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the place he's anticipated to focus on Israel’s calls for for an finish to Iran’s army presence in Syria.
Netanyahu will depart Israel on Wednesday at noon and return the early following day, the Prime Minister’s Office mentioned in a assertion Thursday. It shall be their second assembly inside a month after they final held talks on June 15.
Israel has expressed issues that Iran is trying to achieve a foothold in southern Syria as a base to assault the Jewish state. It has launched a diplomatic drive for Iran to pull its forces and supported militias out of Syria. Iran, alongside with Russia, has been offering army assist to the Syrian regime in its efforts to finish a civil struggle which started in 2011.
Netanyahu has spoken and met with Putin frequently in latest years concerning Syria.
The upcoming go to comes because the United States, Russia, Jordan, and Israel attempt to agree on the way forward for southern Syria, the place regime forces not too long ago started an offensive to quash insurgent strongholds in Daraa province.
The space lies shut the borders with Israel and Syria.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned Wednesday that it will be “absolutely unrealistic” to anticipate Iran to utterly withdraw from Syria.
Speaking after a assembly with his Jordanian counterpart in Moscow, Lavrov mentioned a proposed ceasefire deal in the southern area brokered by Russia, Jordan and the United States envisioned the withdrawal of non-Syrian forces and the deployment of Syrian troops alongside the border with Israel.
But Lavrov mentioned Iran is likely one of the key powers in the area, and that it couldn't be anticipated to abandon its pursuits in the nation. He mentioned regional powers ought to focus on mutual complaints and negotiate a compromise.
Israel has repeatedly mentioned it won't tolerate an Iranian army presence in Syria, and has not too long ago acknowledged finishing up airstrikes on Iranian targets in the nation. Israel has additionally struck Syrian air protection techniques that fired at Israeli fighter jets in the course of the raids.
Lavrov mentioned Putin and US President Donald Trump would focus on the scenario in southern Syria at their upcoming summit on July 16.
Last week the Arabic-language Al-Hayat newspaper reported that Trump would make a full Iranian pullout from Syria territory a precedence at that assembly.