US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will meet in late October in Washington to discuss security cooperation between the two allies, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the meeting would “underscore the strength of the US-Israeli defense relationship and further several of the initiatives discussed during Secretary Carter’s visit to Israel in July.
“The secretary is looking forward to the visit by Minister Ya’alon,” Cook added.
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