David C. Welch Holds a State Department News Briefing En Route to Rome
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David C. Welch Holds a State Department News Briefing En Route to Rome
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH HOLDS A STATE DEPARTMENT NEWS BRIEFING EN ROUTE TO ROME, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
JULY 25, 2006SPEAKER: DAVID C. WELCH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS[*] WELCH: Let me start with our day in Israel from last night. The Secretary met with the Foreign Minister, as you all know, and we had some meetings with her team, alongside that. Then this morning, a lengthy session with Prime Minister Olmert, followed by a meeting with the Defense Minister and some of his team and there's a private session as part of that as well. And then we went to Ramallah, as you know, and met with President Abu Mazen, discussed mostly just the Palestinian issues, although Lebanon did come up as well as other regional issues.In Israel, the Secretary pressed the case on humanitarian needs of Lebanon, observing to the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and her colleagues that there were serious issues...See the full content of this document
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