Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla on Thursday, a day before the latter's inauguration. Sa'ar thanked the incoming president for his decision to move the Colombian embassy to Jerusalem, according to Israeli media.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar met with Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla on Thursday, a day before the latter's inauguration. Sa'ar expressed Israel's gratitude for the president-elect's commitment to relocate the Colombian embassy to Jerusalem, a move that would reverse the policies of outgoing President Gustavo Petro. The meeting was de la Espriella's first foreign engagement since his election. As The Zioneer has reported, de la Espriella pledged during his campaign to restore full diplomatic ties with Israel and move the embassy to Jerusalem. The incoming Colombian foreign minister, Omar Bula Escobar, previously informed Sa'ar of the plan in a meeting in Washington. The embassy move is expected to be among the new administration's first acts.
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