Britain’s Brown in Israel for official visit

By SPA,

Jerusalem (Al-Quds city) : Gordon Brown has arrived in Israel for his first official visit as Britain’s prime minister, the Associated Press reported.

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Brown is to meet later today with the country’s ceremonial president, Shimon Peres. He will also speak at an Israeli-British business conference alongside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Brown is also set to visit the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, where he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Brown’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories follows a stop in Iraq, where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He will wrap up his visit on Tuesday.