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Thursday, February 13, 2025
US State Department confirms Rubio to visit Israel during upcoming trip abroad
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Europe and the Middle East from February 13 to 18, the State Department says.
Rubio will make stops in Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, it adds.
.@SecRubio will travel to Germany to participate in the Munich Security Conference and the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting on February 13. He will then travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates from February 15-18 to meet with senior officials on freeing the…
— Tammy Bruce (@statedeptspox) February 13, 2025
A statement from the State Department says Rubio’s tour of the Middle East “will promote US interests in advancing regional cooperation, stability, and peace.”
“The trip will center on freeing American and all other hostages from Hamas captivity, advancing to Phase II of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, and countering the destabilizing activities of the Iranian regime and its proxies,” says the statement.
