Netanyahu and Putin speak by phone, agree to meet at Paris climate summit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday afternoon and expressed the condolences of the government and people of Israel to the families of the victims of the Russian airliner disaster in the Sinai Peninsula, the Prime Minister's Office said. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and the Palestinian issue, and also agreed to meet in 10 days on the sidelines of the UN climate summit in Paris in order to deepen their discussions regarding Syria.