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
"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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