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Netanyahu in talks with Russians to avoid Syria ‘frictions’

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Netanyahu in talks with Russians to avoid Syria 'frictions'Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday held talks with two Russian officials on reinforcing their military coordination in Syria in order to avoid any “friction” there, his office said. The talks focussed on “Iran and the situation in Syria, and strengthening the security coordination mechanism between the militaries in order to prevent friction,” said a statement from his office. At the meeting, the Kremlin’s Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentiev and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin “reiterated Russia’s commitment to the maintenance of Israel’s national security,” it added.