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Monday, December 31, 2018
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Monday, December 31, 2018
PM asked Trump to carry out Syria withdrawal gradually, rather than all at once
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn a briefing to reporters in Rio de Janeiro, a senior Israeli official says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked US President Donald Trump to carry out the American withdrawal from Syria gradually over a long period of time, rather than all at once.
The two leaders spoke over the phone following the White House decision earlier this month.
Netanyahu will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Brasilia tomorrow and with Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday in Jerusalem to discuss the Syria withdrawal.
The senior official says the prime minister is also considering flying to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next month to meet with Trump.
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