Govoreći na tom skupu, Joshua Walker, doktor nauka na Centru za bliskoistočne studije "Crown", izjavio je da su odnosi, iako su tokom prethodnih administracija često bili slabi, ostvarili novi zamajac otkako je na funkciju stupio američki predsjednik Barack Obama.
Speaking at the event, Joshua Walker, a postdoctoral fellow at the Crown Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, said that although relations were often weak during previous administrations, they have gained new momentum since US President Barack Obama took office.