(White House) U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem where they discussed a wide range of issues, including the U.S. and Israel's close security cooperation. On Iran, Ambassador Rice emphasized the critical importance of pursuing a comprehensive solution that assures the international community that Iran's nuclear program is exclusively peaceful. She reiterated that the U.S. will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. On Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Rice noted that, while we have come to a pause in the parties' talks, the U.S. remains convinced that lasting peace can only be secured through direct negotiations that lead to two viable, independent states living side-by-side in peace and security.
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