In his message of congratulations, the President said that he is confident that, with Mr Rivlin’s active participation, Russian-Israeli relations will continue their dynamic growth for the good of both countries’ peoples and in the interest of stability, security and peace in the Middle East.
Mr Putin said that Moscow values its tradition of friendship and partnership with Israel and that building mutually advantageous and constructive ties with Israel in political, economic, humanitarian and other areas remains an important part of Russia’s foreign policy.