Saturday, July 19, 2014

Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom (The White House)

Office of the Press Secretary, July 18, 2014:

"President Obama spoke today with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom.  The two discussed the shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and agreed that an independent, full, credible, and unimpeded international investigation must begin immediately.  They also agreed that all countries should do their utmost to ensure the Russian-supported separatists grant secure access to the site of the incident.  

The two leaders discussed the recent steps taken by the United States and the European Union to increase the costs to Russia, given its failure to take the concrete steps needed to de-escalate the situation, and reiterated the need to take further action if Russia continues to fail to take these steps.


The President and Prime Minister also discussed the situation in Gaza, agreeing that Israel has the right to take action to defend itself from unceasing terror attacks by rockets and through tunnels.  They agreed on the need for a ceasefire as soon as possible, noting shared concern about the risk of further escalation and the loss of more innocent life.  

They also conferred about the P5+1 talks with Iran and agreed that efforts must be continued to negotiate a comprehensive agreement which assures Iran’s nuclear activities are only for peaceful purposes."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/18/readout-president-s-call-prime-minister-cameron-united-kingdom
18/7/14
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  • Readout of the Vice President's Call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Office of the Vice President, July 18, 2014:

"Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the Malaysia Airlines disaster and the situation in eastern Ukraine. The two leaders discussed the need for a prompt international investigation with unimpeded access to the crash site. They also agreed that as the party responsible for arming the separatists, Russia needed to publicly call on the separatists to lay down their weapons and grant immediate access to international and Ukrainian investigators. 

The Vice President also stressed Russia’s obligations to support a mutual ceasefire, a roadmap for peace talks, release of hostages, an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) border monitoring mission, and most importantly, to halt the flow of heavy weapons – including anti-aircraft systems and other equipment – across the border."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/18/readout-vice-presidents-call-ukrainian-president-petro-poroshenko
18/7/14
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