August 6, 2014

2014-08-06T18:14:07-04:00

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President Obama spoke with reporters and responded to questions at the closing news conference of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, held at the State Department. When asked about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict he said that he had “no sympathy” for Hamas, which had acted “extraordinarily irresponsibly” for the firing of rockets at Israeli population centers. Other topics included sanctions against Russia for interventions in Ukraine.





This was the closing event of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit which hosted leaders from 50 African states in Washington from August 4-6, 2014, to discuss trade, investment, and security.

President Obama spoke with reporters and responded to questions at the closing news conference of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, held at the State Department.… read more