Sen. McCain Leads US Delegation on Middle East Trip
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GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images(RIYADH, Saudia Arabia) — Sen. John McCain led a U.S. delegation in meeting with numerous Middle Eastern leaders this weekend.
According to the senator’s Twitter account, the delegation met on Friday and Saturday with Saudi Crown Prince and other leaders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Qatari prime minister and defense minister, Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmed Jarba and commander of Saudi Train and Equip program and the Emir of Qatar. McCain led a delegation including a number of U.S. senators.
Good meeting and dinner w/ HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar and US delegation last night in #Riyadh #KSA #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/YcQhSOz9gA
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 17, 2015
Interesting discussion at Friday majlis hosted by HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar, attended by leaders from across #KSA pic.twitter.com/djZmhcTwUN
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 17, 2015
Delegation met with #Qatari Prime Minister and Defense Minister today in #Doha pic.twitter.com/nr09f1xM02
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
In #KSA delegation met w/ #Syrian Opposition Coalition Pres Ahmed Jarba & commander of Saudi Train & Equip program pic.twitter.com/gIXn5MPgHn
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
Delegation meeting today w/ the Emir of #Qatar, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani pic.twitter.com/4pfRdCY5QU
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
Among the most pressing topics of conversation during the trip was the training of moderate Syrian rebels. On Saturday, the Pentagon said that that training could involve as many as 1,000 U.S. troops.
On Sunday, the U.S. delegation laid a wreath in memory of the victims of the terror attacks in Paris earlier this month at Yad Vashem, a world center for Holocaust research in Jerusalem. Following a tour of the facility, McCain visited with members of the Israeli Defense Forces. The delegation also met with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah.
US delegation laid a wreath in memory of #ParisAttack victims today @YadVashem in #Jerusalem #Israel pic.twitter.com/PVQiC2KM9Q
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
Touring @YadVashem today – always a powerful and moving experience #Israel pic.twitter.com/vy4zze5Faz
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
Visiting with young #IDF soldiers today in #Jerusalem #Israel pic.twitter.com/Rj6NsVwoKl
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 18, 2015
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