After the attack by Hamas militants on Israeli settlements, no foreign leader was expected in Tel Aviv, the foreign minister said.
Tel Aviv did not refuse Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky a visit to Israel, but asked to postpone the trip. Since the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli settlements near the Gaza Strip on October 7, Israel has not been prepared to accept any foreign leader.
This statement was made by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in a conversation with journalists. The Republic.
“They (Israeli authorities – ed.) told us that we would have to wait”– the minister said, speaking about the response of the Israeli side.
According to Kuleba, then Israel did not plan to receive any of the heads of state, but “now the phase has changed.”
The head of the foreign policy department clarified that the visit of the Ukrainian leader to Israel will most likely take place after the dates have been agreed upon.
Let us recall that on October 16, information appeared in the media that Israel allegedly refused the request of the Ukrainian Prime Minister regarding Zelensky’s visit to the country, but then sources in the Israeli government denied this information.
Reports of the Ukrainian President’s plans to visit Israel and express solidarity with the Israeli people who survived the brutal attack by Hamas militants appeared on October 11.
Author: Artem Malinovsky
2023-10-18 19:27:12
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