Israel and the US want to start a new chapter in their diplomatic relations.
That said Israel's new foreign minister at a meeting with his US counterpart.
Rome / Washington - Israel's new foreign minister, Jair Lapid, has promised the US a different approach after replacing long-term prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Mistakes have been made in the past few years.
Israel's bipartisan reputation has been damaged, ”said Lapid on Sunday at a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rome.
"We will fix these mistakes together." Blinken emphasized that there will be differences, but both countries have the same goals.
Lapid said he spoke to senior Democratic and Republican US officials and reminded them that Israel shared America's fundamental values.
"We will have disagreements," he said.
But it is not about basic goals, but about the way to get there.
He named for example "serious" concerns with a view to the negotiations on a return of the US to the nuclear deal with Iran.
Differences of opinion should, however, be discussed face-to-face and not publicly.
Netanyahu had always publicly criticized the 2015 agreement, which was negotiated during the presidency of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Obama's Republican successor, Donald Trump, later stepped out of the agreement and made a number of very pro-Israeli decisions overall.
After the replacement of Trump and Netanyahu, both governments readjust their relations.
US President Joe Biden receives outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in the White House on Monday.
Rivlin, who has been president since 2014, is leaving office on July 9.
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