(Jpost).Intelligence Affairs Minister Dan Meridor on Saturday confirmed that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu secretly visited Russia on Monday.
"He was in Russia," Meridor told Reuters, adding that there was "some controversy" created in the "way it was published in Israel."
Meridor would not give any details on the visit, saying only that "The content was not discussed in public. Some things are better discussed [privately]."
Meridor is the first government official to confirm the visit. The Prime Minister's Office has so far neither confirmed nor denied that the premier visited Moscow.
"He was in Russia," Meridor told Reuters, adding that there was "some controversy" created in the "way it was published in Israel."
Meridor would not give any details on the visit, saying only that "The content was not discussed in public. Some things are better discussed [privately]."
Meridor is the first government official to confirm the visit. The Prime Minister's Office has so far neither confirmed nor denied that the premier visited Moscow.