Donald Trump will visit Israel, the Vatican and Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip as US president
- Emily Shugerman New York
- The president will then travel to Israel, where Mr Trump has a largely positive relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The prime minister has praised Mr Trump’s military aggression in Syria, and called his actions a "great change in the direction of American policy." Mr Netanyahu had a strained relationship with former President Barack Obama.At a recent meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mr Trump said he was "committed" to working with Israel and the Palestinians to reach a peace agreement."Let's see if we can find the solution,” Trump said during a luncheon with Mr Abbas and his advisors. “It's something that, I think, is, frankly, maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years.”Officials did not comment on the status of Mr Trump’s controversial campaign pledge to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. They used to have a great friend in the U.S., but.......The president will finish his visit with what White House officials called a “historic” trip to the Vatican. Mr Trump has expressed interest several times in meeting with the Pope, and Vatican spokesman Greg Burke told AFP that they would "welcome" a request for an official audience.The president previously announced that he would travel to Brussels, Belgium for a Nato meeting on 25 May. He also told Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni he would attend the G7 summit in Sicily, taking place the next day.The White House had remained silent on Mr Trump’s additional travel plans until now.
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