奥巴马星期三将访问以色列 Obama Heads to Israel Wednesday

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20 March, 2013

美国总统奥巴马将于星期三抵达特拉维夫,进行白宫所称的,奥巴马这次到以色列、约旦河西岸和约旦非常重要的访问。

奥巴马自2009年就任美国总统以来,这是首次正式访问以色列。

奥巴马星期三的日程包括参观以色列的“铁穹”导弹防御系统以及会晤以色列总统佩雷斯和总理内塔尼亚胡。

美国国务卿克里将陪同奥巴马总统进行这次访问。与此同时,以色列新政府中支持犹太人定居点项目的部长们就职。

星期四,奥巴马将前往约旦河西岸,会晤巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿巴斯以及总理法耶兹。

奥巴马星期五将在约旦与阿卜杜拉国王举行会谈。美国一直在帮助约旦应对大批叙利亚难民涌入约旦的问题。

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for what the White House is calling a very important visit to Israel, the West Bank and
Jordan.

The trip is Mr. Obama's first official visit to Israel since taking office in 2009.

His schedule Wednesday includes seeing a piece of Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, as well as meetings with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is joining Mr. Obama for the tour, which comes as a new Israeli government featuring pro-settlement ministers takes
office.

Mr. Obama is set to travel to the West Bank on Thursday to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.  

On Friday, his schedule includes talks with King Abdullah in Jordan, where the United States has been helping officials cope with the flood of Syrian refugees.