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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, today (Thursday, 23 May 2013),
made the following remarks at the start of their meeting:
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"Secretary Hague, I am pleased to welcome you in Jerusalem.
First, I want to express my solidarity and the solidarity of the people of Israel with the government and people of Britain following this horrific terrorist attack against a British serviceman in London. We wish to send condolences to the family and to the people of Britain.
We’ve experienced such horrors here, and we sympathize deeply. We both are facing this battle against this savagery and this terrorism in our own countries and throughout the world.
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President Peres conducted a diplomatic meeting this evening with the Secretary of State of the United States of America, John Kerry
President Peres:
"You have a mission of peace. If you will succeed it will be our success, if you miss out we shall miss out. We shall stand by your side, all the way."
Secretary of State Kerry:
"It really is a question of whether Israel and the Palestinians make the choices and the United States of America through President Barack Obama is completely at the disposal of both parties to try and help bridge the divide."
"This moment is a critical one for the region and particularly for Israel, for Palestine and for Jordan"
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The Foreign Minister of Lithuania told President Peres that:
Lithuania, as President of the European Union Council, will continue to stand by Israel and strengthen the existing relations between the two counties and that Lithuania shares the European Union position to support Secretary Kerry's peace initiatives.
President Peres to the Lithuanian Foreign Minister:
"I believe that Secretary of State Kerry's initiative to restart negotiations will lead to a breakthrough" The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, conducted a diplomatic work meeting with the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, Mr. Lianas Linkevicius this morning at his residence in Jerusalem. During the meeting the two discussed strengthening the relations between the two countries as well as Israel's relations with the European Union of which Lithuania will assume the council presidency in July. President Peres began by congratulating Lithuania on her upcoming role and said, "As President of the State of Israel I congratulate Lithuania on her upcoming role, it is a tremendous honor and I'm sure it is a source of pride for the Lithuanian people."
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The two day trip underlines the UK’s commitment to the Middle East Peace Process and further developing the UK Israel bilateral relationship, which continues to go from strength to strength.
During the visit, the Foreign Secretary will be discussing a range of foreign policy challenges with his Israeli counterparts, including the Middle East Peace Process, Syria, and Iran. The Foreign Secretary will also be officially re-opening the newly refurbished British Embassy in Tel Aviv, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding about science cooperation between Israel and the UK.
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Minister Steinitz said (inter alia): "Events and the situation in Syria, Sinai and the Gaza Strip must not displace – even for a moment – the most critical issue, which is a nuclear Iran. The Iranian nuclear project changes the situation; it will change the situation for the State of Israel, the Middle East and even that of the entire world. The Iranians' ambition is to change the global balance of forces from end to end. Iran is not North Korea or Pakistan.
