Russia, Israel sign military cooperation pact

MOSCOW

Russia and Israel have signed a new long-term military cooperation agreement.

Details of the agreement signed Monday by the countries' defense ministers in Moscow were not immediately disclosed.

But Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov says Russia recently bought 12 unmanned aerial drones from Israel and it is important to borrow experience and know-how from the Israeli armed forces for the modernization of the Russian armed forces."

His Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak says Israel considers Russia "a great power, globally and for our region."

Russia and Israel have clashed verbally in recent years over Russia's contract to sell S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran. Russia says none of the missile have been delivered.