MOSCOW. Oct 19 (Interfax) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Israeli National Security Council head Meir Ben-Shabbat have discussed international security and the fight against terrorism at a meeting in Moscow, the Russian Security Council administration press service told Interfax on Thursday.
"Nikolai Patrushev and Meir Ben-Shabbat have exchanged opinions on different aspects of Russian-Israeli cooperation on ensuring national, international and regional security. The parties focused on the situation in the Middle East, North Africa, the issues of countering international terrorism and Syrian settlement issues," a statement seen by Interfax on Thursday said.