Paris
- Israel's Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi
(photo) flew secretly to France on Sunday for meetings with
Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of
Staff, and Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, the chief of the French Defense
Staff. Ashkenazi flew to Normandy, where he met with Mullen.
The meeting focused on assessments regarding Iran,
Syria, Hizbullah and the joint Israeli-US Juniper Cobra missile defense
exercise.
In the evening, Ashkenazi flew to Paris, where he met with
Georgelin. They also discussed developments in Iran.
Ashkenazi said Israel has the right to defend itself, and all means can be used to achieve
this."
