Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told American viewers in an interview on network television Monday that his main concern is stopping Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Olmert is in Washington for talks with Bush in the wake of an election in which the president's Republican Party took a beating at the polls, losing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The prime minister emphasized in an interview on NBC’s “Today Show” that Israel is not looking to start trouble with Iran, but is committed to stopping a threat to the existence of the Jewish State.
“I am not looking for wars. I am not looking for confrontations. I’m looking for the outcome,” he said in the interview which was recorded in Israel on Friday for Monday’s broadcast.
Olmert added that any compromise that would stop Iran from succeeding in its bid to acquire a nuclear weapon, “which will be acceptable to President Bush will be acceptable to me.”
The prime minister is set to meet with Bush on Monday night.
Olmert is in Washington for talks with Bush in the wake of an election in which the president's Republican Party took a beating at the polls, losing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The prime minister emphasized in an interview on NBC’s “Today Show” that Israel is not looking to start trouble with Iran, but is committed to stopping a threat to the existence of the Jewish State.
“I am not looking for wars. I am not looking for confrontations. I’m looking for the outcome,” he said in the interview which was recorded in Israel on Friday for Monday’s broadcast.
Olmert added that any compromise that would stop Iran from succeeding in its bid to acquire a nuclear weapon, “which will be acceptable to President Bush will be acceptable to me.”
The prime minister is set to meet with Bush on Monday night.