20 February 2017

News Story: Israel's PM departs for first visits to Singapore, Australia

Benjamin Netanyahu
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed on Sunday to Singapore and Australia, the first official visits by an Israeli prime minister in these countries.

The visits are aimed to "strengthen security, economic and other ties with these important countries," Netanyahu said in a statement before the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

Read the full story at Xinhua