Israel’s Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett, at a press conference here today, said that after his meeting in Washington with President Eisenhower and other members of his administration he is convinced of the “friendly and firm” stand of the U.S. Government toward Israel.
Mr. Sharett, who later in the day left by plane for a four week visit to Latin American countries, revealed that during his talks in Washington he emphasized the fact that Israel considers itself an interested party in any plans affecting the future status of the Suez Canal. He said that with the rise of Gen. Mchamed Naguib to power in Egypt the possibilities for a peace between Israel and Egypt had improved, but added that so far there was “no change in heart” noticeable in the ranks of the Egyptian Government.
The Israel Foreign Minister disclosed that his visit to the United States, en route to the Latin American countries, resulted from a suggestion by the Israel Ambassador Abba Eban that it would be advisable for Mr. Sharett to meet with the leaders of the new Washington Administration in order to strengthen the friendly relations between the Governments of Israel and the United States.
Mr. Sharett is scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires tomorrow and will remain in Argentina for ten days. He will then visit Chile. Uruguay and Brazil and expects to return to Israel on May 12. The governments of the four South American countries invited the Israel Minister to visit their countries in order to dement the friendly relations existing between them and the Jewish State.
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