Netanyahu Orders Air Force Commander To Continue Contacts With Russia On Il-20 Incident

TEL AVIV (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st September, 2018) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday received a report from Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin on the results of his talks in Moscow on the crash of the Russian Il-20 in Syria and instructed him to continue contacts with Russia on this matter, Netanyahu's office said.

"This morning, Prime Minister Netanyahu held a meeting with the leadership of the security bloc, during which he listened to a detailed report of Air Force Commander Norkin on the talks in Moscow," the press release said.

"The prime minister instructed [Norkin] to continue constant contacts with Russia," the office said in a statement.

An Israeli military delegation led by Norkin visited Moscow on Thursday to defuse tensions over the downing of a Russian plane by Syrian air defenses during an Israeli air raid on Latakia.