Itongadol.- As a new round of nuclear talks is set to begin, the ongoing bickering between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State John Kerry continues.
In a press conference in Washington, alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Kerry said that he believes Netanyahu is wrong when he says that a deal with Iran will harm Israel\’s security.
Kerry said "I have great respect for his concerns about his country," however maintained that instead of making Israel less safe, an accord with Iran would actually reduce the country\’s risk.
The American secretary of state, who will head to Geneva for talks with the Iranians, clarified that Netanyahu "should express his concerns and he has every right in the world to publicly state his position and defend what he believes is his interest."
He refused however to assure that the world powers will in fact sign a deal with Iran in the current round of talks, which will be renewed on Wednesday, and said: "I have no specific expectations with respect to the negotiations in Geneva except that we will negotiate in good faith and we will try to get a first-step agreement."
Obama to meet with senators Tuesday to brief about nuclear talks.