Ambassador Viktorov: relations between Russia and Israel are not going through the best period. Israel has always been and remains an important partner of Russia in the Middle East region.
At the same time, despite a number of disagreements, are committed to maintaining bilateral ties, Viktorov added. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Simone Halperin was pointed out to her unacceptable assessments of Russian policy, which she outlined in an interview with Kommersant. The Russian foreign ministry stated that HalperIN was pointed. out.