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US President Trump embarks maiden foreign visit to Middle East, Europe

'Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!' Trump said on Twitter.

By :  dr swati srivastava
Update: 2017-05-20 06:23 GMT
US President Donald Trump along with his wife Melania Trump embarked on a journey to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the Vatican and Sicily.
In his second leg of foreign visit in Middle East, Trump will meet Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem and visit Yad Vashem, to lay a wreath at the Holocaust remembrance center.
Trump will begin his trip with an arrival ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He'll then have coffee with King Salman; attend a royal banquet; hold bilateral meetings with the king.
Trump has embraced what he describes as an \"America First\" approach to US foreign policy and international trade.
Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, Trump is not expected to highlight human rights during his trip.
The trip takes in the capitals of the three major monotheistic religions - Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
'Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!' Trump said on Twitter.

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