Netanyahu meets top US diplomat Tillerson in Washington

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu met US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington on Tuesday night (local time). He later described the meeting as "excellent" in a posting on his Facebook page. The Israeli leader is scheduled to hold talks with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. Immediately after meeting Netanyahu, Tillerson departed for the German city of Bonn where he will participate in a meeting of top diplomats from G-20 member states as well as meet separately with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, among others.