McCully meets Netanyahu
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has met with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, who is on an official visit to Israel.
NZ Foreign Ministry Murray McCully and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Photo: Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO)
The two men discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest. Prime Minister Netanyahu showed the New Zealand Foreign Minister a map of the challenges currently facing Israel and emphasized the fact that any diplomatic progress between Israel and the Palestinians would be the product of direct negotiations between the sides on the basis of the principle of two states for two peoples.
Prime Minister Netanyahu added that the Palestinians must halt their unproductive efforts to avoid direct negotiations with Israel as well as their efforts to promote the politicization of professional international organizations such as UNESCO and Interpol. The two men expressed their satisfaction over the excellent state of bilateral relations along with the aspiration that they continue to advance.
