Lieberman: New Iran sanctions send 'very important message'

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Lieberman: New Iran sanctions send 'very important message'
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER, JPOST CORRESPONDENT 02/07/2012 22:13
On first official visit to Washington since 2010, foreign minister praises US measures against Tehran's nuclear program in meetings with Clinton, McCain and Ros-Lehtinen.
FM Lieberman meets Hillary Clinton in Washington
By Shahar Azran

WASHINGTON – Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman thanked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday for the “very important message” recent sanctions on Iran have sent. Lieberman, who made his first official visit to Washington this week since 2010, spoke of the significance of further sanctions against Iran in his meetings at the State Department and on Capitol Hill. “The measures that were taken in the last weeks sent a very important message to the entire region,” he told Clinton, according to a statement put out by the Foreign Ministry. Later, standing alongside Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona), Lieberman welcomed “the very crucial decision regarding sanctions” taken by the United States.

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On U.S. visit, Israel's Lieberman thanks Clinton for resolute stand on Iran
WATCH: Avigdor Lieberman meets with Republican Senator John McCain, after thanking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for U.S. support of Israel.
By Natasha Mozgovaya

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman began a visit to the U.S. on Monday, meeting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee John Kerry and Republican Senator John McCain. In his meeting with Clinton, Lieberman and the Secretary of State spoke about the deteriorating situation in Syria, developments in Egypt and reconfirmed Israel's commitment to the two-state solution. Clinton further confirmed the U.S. "unshakable commitment" to the U.S. relationshiop, not only to security, but also "to Israel's democracy." Lieberman thanked Clinton for the U.S. resolute stand on the Iranian issue, and said that the U.S.'s recent steps, which included tightening sanctions on Iranian banks, send an important message to the region. Before the meeting, McCain told reporters that "on Syria, we should start considering all options, including arming the opposition. The blood-letting has got to stop." Iran, McCain said, "hasn't renounced (its) path toward the acquisition of nuclear weapon." McCain also expressed to Lieberman his continued support and appreciation for efforts that the Israelis make on our behalf.

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