Putin Yet To Discuss With Netanyahu His Participation In Crimea Synagogue Opening- Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not discussed the possibility of Netanyahu's participation in the opening of a synagogue in Crimea during their Thursday meeting in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Friday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th April, 2019) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not discussed the possibility of Netanyahu's participation in the opening of a synagogue in Crimea during their Thursday meeting in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Friday.

"This topic has not been discussed," Peskov said, when asked whether Putin had invited Netanyahu on Thursday to attend the ceremony.

In mid-March, Putin held a visit to Crimea to communicate with local public figures.

The chief rabbi of Crimea, Binyomin Wolff, invited Putin to attend the opening of the synanogue, which is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the Russian leader suggested the idea to invite Netanyahu as well.

During the same meeting with Crimean public figures, Putin said that his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had accepted the invitation to attend the opening of a mosque in Crimea.