Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir had what he called a “friendly talk” for one half hour with President Reagan at the White House, but they apparently did not go into details of the issues dividing the U.S. and Israel over Lebanon. Shamir said the details would be discussed at the State Department where he was returning for a third meeting with Secretary of State George Shultz.
Shamir told reporters that his talk with Reagan was not confined to Lebanon but covered the entire “peace prospect” for the Middle East. He said Reagan expressed his feelings of “friendship toward Israel,” his concern for the “security” of Israel, and for the right for all countries in the Middle East to live in peace. Shamir said that Reagan gave him “personal greetings” to take back to Premier Menachem Begin but he did not describe what they were.
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