According to the Times of Israel portal, which on Saturday passed Reuters reports, the purpose of Netanyah's visit would be to discuss with US President Donald Trump American duties.
Reuters emphasizes that Netanyahu's visit would mean that he would be the first foreign leader who will personally meet Trump to try to negotiate an agreement on the abolition of customs officers imposed by the US president on America's trade partners.
Netanyahu's office did not confirm the visit. Reuters referred to three representatives of Israel and an American official, without giving the function and surnames of his interlocutors.
On Friday, Axios informed about the planned visit of the Israeli prime minister in Washington, citing its sources. The portal added that the subject of conversations of Israel and US leaders will also be the Iran nuclear program and war in the Gaza Strip.
Backstage of the visit
The possibility of this visit appeared on Thursday, when Trump called Netanyahu and the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban at a time when the Israeli Prime Minister visited Budapest. The conversation was provoked by the decision of Hungary to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (MTK). Netanyahu, however, also raised the duties in the conversation.
Israel will be covered by duties in the amount of 17 percent. The media in this country expressed the supposition that the authorities would presumably make diplomatic efforts to first reduce the rate of mutual duties to the base level of 10 %, and then completely endure them.
