Israel's Diaspora Minister Amichai Shikli posted a video of an earlier meeting with Colombia's newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella, in which de la Espriella tells the local Jewish community: "Am Yisrael Chai." The meeting took place in Colombia several months ago, before the election, according to the video description.
Diaspora Minister Amichai Shikli released a video recording of a meeting he held with Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia several months before de la Espriella's victory in Sunday's presidential runoff. The video shows de la Espriella addressing a gathering of the local Jewish community and concluding with the Hebrew phrase "Am Yisrael Chai."
The release comes hours after the newly elected president secured a narrow win, as The Zioneer reported earlier Monday. De la Espriella has pledged to move Colombia's embassy to Jerusalem and restore diplomatic ties severed by outgoing President Gustavo Petro.
The Diaspora Ministry's choice to publicize the pre-election meeting underscores the close ties Israeli officials cultivated with de la Espriella ahead of the vote. The meeting itself had not been previously reported.
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