Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made the following Novy god greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin today on the occasion of the civil new year: "Ahead of the civil new year, I congratulate President Vladimir Putin on the excellent relations between Israel and Russia and wish all citizens of Russia a good civil year, snovim godem!"
Yesterday, the Kremlin published the following greetings by Putin to Netanyahu in the context of personal greetings to world leaders: "Addressing Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin noted that Russian-Israeli relations are of a friendly and constructive nature. The Russian President stressed that he relies on further consolidating bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, the economy, culture and other areas, as well as partnership in ensuring stability and security in the Middle East."