Perez to Putin: Please Act To Stop Syrian Arms to Hizbullah, Putin: Against Interference in Syria, Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his reservations over the prospect of a military strike in Iran as he urged "Israel" to learn from negative US experience in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Putin's comments were made in a meeting with "Israeli" President Shimon Peres in al-Quds.
"Look at what happened to the Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq. I told Obama the same thing," Putin who is in current visit to "Israel" told Perez.
He further cautioned against hasty military action. "There is no need to do things too quickly; one should not act without thinking first."
"Iraq has a pro-Iranian regime after everything that has happened there. These things should be thought out ahead of time before doing something one will regret later," he said and advised "Israel" not to act prematurely.
For its part, "Israeli" Haaretz daily commented on Putins firm stances on both Syria and Iran: "Despite the pressure exerted on him by the "Israeli" officials, there didn't seem to have been any agreements reached between the two sides on Iran's nuclear program or Russia's support for the Assad regime," it said
Meanwhile, media reports unveiled that "Israeli" officials asked visiting Putin to exert efforts to stop Syrian biological and chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Hizbullah.
Fearing that such weapons may reach Hizbullah, a senior "Israeli" diplomatic source told "Haaretz" that ""Israel" asked Putin for Russia to work more actively to preserve stability in Syria and to prevent biological and chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Hizbullah."
"Please act with urgency to stop that unacceptable situation," Perez told Putin.
"During his first visit to the country since 2005, Putin cautioned on Monday against foreign interference in Syria," the paper added.
He also said it was "unacceptable to think of mutual destruction."
"From the very beginning of the so-called Arab Spring, Russia has been persuading its partners that democratic changes should take place in a civilized manner and without external intervention," Putin said after meeting "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org
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