28.07.2011                      26.Tammus, 5771

Sicherheit:

Barak to meet Panetta, other key US officials, over Iran

In 2010, US defense secretary visited Israel, warned against Iran attack; during US visit, Barak set to discuss stalemate with Turkey, PA UN bid.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak flew to the United States on Wednesday for meetings with top Obama administration officials regarding Iran, the ongoing upheaval in the Middle East, and as part of an effort to seek a resolution to Israel’s current standoff with Turkey and the Palestinian Authority.
Barak will meet on Thursday with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and hold his first work meeting with newly-appointed Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who took up his post earlier this month. On Friday, he will fly to New York and meet with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon….