Kerry to Meet Israeli Prime Minister Sunday

Associated PressPublished: September 13, 2013

(From L) Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, United Nations-Arab League special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and US Secretary of State John Kerry arrive at the UN headquarters in Geneva on September 13, 2013 to resume high-stakes talks on Syria's chemical weapons. Russia and the US were on September 13 set to huddle for a second day of key talks on how to secure Syria's chemical weapons amid reports Damascus was scattering the stockpile to frustrate efforts to track the deadly arsenal. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)

MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Israel this weekend to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians and developments in Syria.

Taking a break from contentious negotiations in Geneva with Russia over securing Syria's chemical weapons, Kerry will fly to Tel Aviv on Sunday and meet Netanyahu. The State Department said Kerry and Netanyahu will have an in-depth discussion on the peace talks and Syria.

Kerry had planned to meet Netanyahu earlier this month in Rome on his last trip to Europe. During that trip, he saw Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in London.

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