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No. 070-98 March 26, 1998
Honor Cordon for Minister of Defense of the State of Israel

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will host an honor cordon to welcome Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai, of the State of Israel, to the Pentagon at 11:30 a.m. (EST), Friday, March 27, 1998.

The cordon will be held on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance.

Cohen and Mordechai will hold a joint press conference in the Pentagon Briefing Room , Room 2E781, at 1 p.m. (EST).

Media must be at the River Entrance no later than 11:10 a.m. (EST) 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 12:45 p.m. (EST). Media interested in audiovisual coverage of these events may contact Terry Mitchell at (703) 695-0169.