Visit is a window of opportunity, says Yachimovich, ahead of dinner

21 March 2013, 7:28 pm

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Labor leader Yachimovich says ahead of her meeting with Obama at the presidential residence tonight that the US president’s visit should not be seen as a political “peak after which we can rest, but a window of opportunity to be influential rather than just be dragged” after other political players.

“We’ve seen a lot of warmth toward the reigning prime minister and relations are thawing,” Yachimovich is quoted by the Walla news website as saying. She adds, however, that the government shouldn’t rest on its laurels, but see the visit as an opportunity for peace.

She reportedly adds that she intends to explain her party’s policies to the US president, especially concerning the two-state solution and the Iranian nuclear threat.