OBAMA, NETANYAHU TO MEET AT WHITE HOUSE

06.07.2010 [15:22]
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Baku, July 6 (AZERTAC). President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House on Tuesday, talks focusing on Israel-Palestinian peace efforts, and regional security issues, VOA reports. Our White House correspondent has this preview of the meeting, which U.S. officials say comes at a time of momentum on several fronts.

Prime Minister Netanyahu`s last visit in March came amid the roughest spot in relations in years, with tensions over the issue of Israeli settlement policy in an area of mostly Arab East Jerusalem.

That meeting took place away from the media, without even the usual brief on-camera statements by the two leaders, as President Obama, Mr. Netanyahu and senior aides huddled for several hours over the settlements issue and other matters.

Mr. Netanyahu postponed a scheduled June 1st follow up visit amid the international outcry over the Israeli navy raid on a Turkish-sponsored aid flotilla attempting to breach an Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip.

OBAMA, NETANYAHU TO MEET AT WHITE HOUSE

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