US secretary of defense arrives in Israel for talks

US secretary of defense arrives in Israel for talks
# 20 April 2017 20:36 (UTC +04:00)

U.S. Defense Secretary General James Mattis arrived in Israel on Thursday for a two-day visit, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency.

In his first official visit to the self-proclaimed Jewish state, Mattis will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Israel Army Chief-of-Staff Gadi Eizenkot.

According to local media reports, the two men plan to discuss U.S.-Israel relations and regional security issues.

Mattis’ visit to Israel comes as part of a regional tour that brought him to Egypt and Saudi Arabia earlier this week.

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