Sunday, March 21, 2010

Obama to Meet Netanyahu March 23

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accepted an invitation extended by the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington this week.

Netanyahu is set to leave for the United States on Sunday evening and is expected to meet Obama on Tuesday, said government spokesman Mark Regev.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak met visiting U.S. envoy George Mitchell earlier Sunday in Jerusalem, for talks in which both emphasized their commitment to reaching direct negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. Haaretz