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No. 097-99 April 26, 1999
Secretary Cohen to host arrival ceremony for MoD Moshe Arens of Israel

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host a full honors arrival ceremony to welcome Minister of Defense Moshe Arens, of the State of Israel, to the Pentagon at 10 a.m. (EDT), Tuesday, April 27, 1999.

The ceremony will be held on the River Parade Field of the Pentagon.

Cohen and Arens will hold a joint press conference in the Pentagon Briefing Room, Room 2E781, at 11:15 a.m. (EDT).

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 9:40 a.m. (EDT) for the honor cordon. Media without Pentagon credentials who are interested in attending the press conference must be at the Mall Entrance of the Pentagon no later than 10:55 a.m. (EDT). Media interested in audiovisual coverage of these events may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.