Israel opens embassy in Slovenia as small EU nation shifts policies
- LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Israel opened its first embassy in Slovenia on Wednesday, boosting relations with the small European Union nation even as ties sour with some longtime allies over its policy on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar travelled to Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital, for the occasion that asserts a shift in Slovenia's policy toward Israel under the current right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
- Saar called the embassy opening a “historic day” after a meeting with his Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer.
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- LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Israel opened its first embassy in Slovenia on Wednesday, boosting relations with the small European Union nation even as ties sour with some longtime allies over its policy on illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar travelled to Ljubljana, Slovenia's capital, for the occasion that asserts a shift in Slovenia's policy toward Israel under the current right-wing Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
- Saar called the embassy opening a “historic day” after a meeting with his Slovenian counterpart Tone Kajzer.
Sources: ABC News