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British Prime Minister Brown arrives in Israel

Other News Materials 20 July 2008 02:39 (UTC +04:00)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown followed his surprise stop Saturday in Iraq by flying on to Tel Aviv, where he arrived Saturday evening for a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

On a trip to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel, Brown is scheduled to meet Sunday with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Later Sunday, Brown is slated to meet in Bethlehem on the West Bank with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

The visit is Brown's first to Israel and the Palestinian territories since he became premier more than a year ago. His talks with Israeli officials are to include the Iranian nuclear programme and Israel's ongoing peace efforts with the Palestinians and Syria, according to Israeli media reports.

On Monday, Brown is to address the Israeli Knesset before his departure, dpa reported.

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