Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

MOSCOW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on Friday to strengthen coordination on Syrian issues through military and diplomatic channels.

The Kremlin said the two leaders had a phone conversation on Friday. During the conversation initiated by the Israeli side, the leaders discussed the Syrian situation in the context of the U.S. intention to withdraw its troops from Syria.

They stressed the necessity of finally defeating terrorism and quickly advancing a political settlement in Syria.

Putin and Netanyahu also exchanged views on some other hot issues and agreed to maintain contacts at various levels.