During his recent visit to the Palestinian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would supply Palestine with helicopters and telecommunication equipment, and also would provide security personnel training.
"We will render assistance to the Palestinian leadership in hardware supplies and personnel training. At the first stage, we will deliver helicopters and telecommunications, and provide Moscow-based training of security and police officers," he said at a press conference in Ramallah.
"We would like to make this cooperation transparent, in order not to raise concerns from the Israeli side," he underscored.
"We discussed this issue in Cairo, then yesterday with Prime Minister of Israel, and today with our Palestinian friends, Putin said. They do understand that the Palestinian leadership needs certain capabilities to bring law and order to Palestinian territories."
"If we expect Mahmud Abbas to fight terrorism effectively, we have to realize that a slingshot and a handful of stones won't do the job", the Russian leader said, and added: "Which Israel also clearly understands".
"We will render assistance to the Palestinian leadership in hardware supplies and personnel training. At the first stage, we will deliver helicopters and telecommunications, and provide Moscow-based training of security and police officers," he said at a press conference in Ramallah.
"We would like to make this cooperation transparent, in order not to raise concerns from the Israeli side," he underscored.
"We discussed this issue in Cairo, then yesterday with Prime Minister of Israel, and today with our Palestinian friends, Putin said. They do understand that the Palestinian leadership needs certain capabilities to bring law and order to Palestinian territories."
"If we expect Mahmud Abbas to fight terrorism effectively, we have to realize that a slingshot and a handful of stones won't do the job", the Russian leader said, and added: "Which Israel also clearly understands".
