Putin told Netanyahu that the armed insurgency in Syria, if continued, could pose disastrous consequences for the whole region, hinting a warning to him fallowing Israel’s recent aggression on Syrian soil.

“The only way to prevent a negative scenario in Syria is the soonest end of the armed conflict and the beginning of political settlement,” Russia Today quoted Putin on Tuesday.

Israel’s strikes on Syrian territory drew sharp condemnation from Damascus, which said it was a “declaration of war”.

“Israel gives itself permission to attack other countries but does not accept any other country doing the same to it. This strike cannot be legitimate and Israel should be judged in international courts,” Jaber Bassal from the Israeli political party Hadash told RT.

In the latest attempt to encourage a diplomatic solution to the conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed last week to organize talks that would bring together the Syrian opposition and government.

However, the Syrian government said on Tuesday that it needed more information on the proposed conference before it could decide on its participation.