US President Trump embarks maiden foreign visit to Middle East, Europe
20 May 2017 11:53 AM IST
'Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!' Trump said on Twitter.
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.
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.
'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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