US defense chief to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel next week
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Qatar and Djibouti starting on Tuesday, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.
It said Mattis would "reaffirm key US military alliances," and "discuss cooperative effort to counter destabilizing activities and defeat extremist terror organizations" during the April 18-23 tour. In Israel, he is set to hold talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
