白宮：奧巴馬不會在內塔尼亞胡訪美時與其會晤
U.S. President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the Israeli leader visits New York this month to urge thatthe U.N. take tougher action against Iran's nuclear program.
The White House says the two leaders discussed Iran's nuclear program duringan hour-long telephone call Tuesday night, and are united in keeping Iranfrom obtaining a nuclear weapon.
But a White House statement says there has been no request for Mr. Netanyahu to meet with Mr. Obama in Washington.
A White House official told VOA earlier that Mr. Obama's decision should not be interpreted as a refusal to meet the Israeli prime minister.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the two leaders are scheduled to be in New York later this month, but not at the same time.以色列總理內塔尼亞胡本月訪問紐約期間，美國總統奧巴馬不會同他會晤。內塔尼亞胡將在紐約敦促聯合國針對伊朗核項目採取更強硬的措施。
白宮說，奧巴馬與內塔尼亞胡星期二晚間通了一小時電話，討論伊朗核項目問題，並就防止伊朗獲得核武器達成一致立場。
但白宮發表聲明說，內塔尼亞胡沒有要求在華盛頓會晤奧巴馬。
一名白宮官員早些時候對美國之音說，奧巴馬的這一決定不應被解釋爲拒絕會晤內塔尼亞胡。
美國國家安全委員會發言人威爾多說，奧巴馬和內塔尼亞胡都定於本月晚些時候在紐約停留，但時間不同。
