US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Israeli officials on Monday as she discussed with them the issues of Iran and Syria.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Israeli officials on Monday as she discussed with them the issues of Iran and Syria.

Clinton met President Shimon Peres for about an hour as part of what is perhaps her final visit to the occupied territories as secretary of state.
After their visit, they each issued a statement to reporters without taking questions.

The Secretary of State said she spoke with Peres about "Egypt and Syria, peace efforts, Iran and other regional and global issues," according to the Associated Press.

 She said she would speak in greater detail later Monday, after meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.

For his art, Peres spoke about the “importance of maintaining Israel's three-decade peace with Egypt,” as he talked about the Syrian crisis, calling for “halting violence” in the crisis-hit country.

Earlier before Peres visit she met with Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman.

Clinton returns to Washington early Tuesday, ending a 12-day, nine-country trip that included stops in Europe and Asia.