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FM Cohen speaks to Blinken, meets US negotiator
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File: Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (right) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January 30, 2023. (Miriam Shimonovich/Foreign Minstry)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, his office says.
The conversation focuses on “recent Israeli efforts to advance regional stability,” with the two focusing on expanding the Abraham Accords and the upcoming Negev Forum meetings, the statement says.
The two also reiterate the close ties between Israel and the US.
There is no immediate readout of the conversation from the State Department.
The statement says Cohen also met today with US mediator Amos Hochstein to discuss advancing diplomatic initiatives in the region.
It gave no further details.
Hochstein negotiated last year’s maritime border agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
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