WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s newly installed defense minister, Avigdor Liberman, met Monday with his U.S. counterpart, Ashton Carter.
Liberman, who last month replaced longtime defense minister Moshe Yaalon, is in Washington, D.C., seeking to reassure Israel’s closet ally that the transition will be smooth.
“Secretary Carter and Minister Liberman reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.- Israeli defense relationship and the United States’ unwavering commitment to Israel’s security,” the Pentagon said in a statement after the meeting.
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Published time: 21 Jun, 2016 08:42
Army General Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Armed Forces Staff and First Deputy Defense Minister © Sergey Guneev / Sputnik
The Russian military says Washington still won’t provide a list of groups it considers terrorist, allowing jihadists to regroup and escape Russian-led air raids on their positions, the head of the Russian General Staff said.
Valery Gerasimov’s statement comes in response to one from US Secretary of State John Kerry last week, in which he said Washington is running out of patience regarding truce violations in Syria. The ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States in February doesn’t include Al-Nusra Front and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions, as well as other formations considered to be terrorists by the United Nations Security Council.
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