National Security Adviser and NSC Director Meir Ben-Shabbat Meets with his
Russian Counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

National Security Adviser and National Security Council Director Meir
Ben-Shabbat, today (Thursday, 13 September 2018), in Moscow, met with
Russian National Security Council Chairman Nikolai Patrushev. Security
establishment officials and senior officers also attended the meeting.

Regional issues in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria, were
discussed.

National Security Adviser Ben-Shabbat emphasized that Israel insists that
Iranian forces must leave all of Syria.