American VP Biden meets with Netanyahu in Switzerland

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Vice President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office described the meeting as "warm and friendly."

The two leaders discussed security, energy , and Middle East strategy issues.

Netanyahu was also scheduled to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry later in the day. He is expected to speak at a business session in Davos on Thursday, and be interviewed onstage by the CNN's Fareed Zakaria.