Trump invites Netanyahu for early February meeting

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, and invited him to the White House in early February.

Trump said his Sunday afternoon call was “very nice,” according to Reuters. The two previously met in New York when Trump was running for president.

According to a readout of the call from the White House, the leaders discussed “ways to advance and strengthen the U.S.-Israel special relationship, and security and stability in the Middle East.”

{mosads}Trump “emphasized the importance the United States places on our close military, intelligence, and security cooperation with Israel,” and then men agreed to continue to “closely consult” on various issues including “threats posed by Iran.”

Shortly before the phone call, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement that the administration was “at the very beginning stages of even discussing” moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reported.

The White House did not mention the embassy move in the readout of the leaders’ call.