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Reuters / Yoav Dudkevitch / Yedioth Ahronoth
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the news that Israel had established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Bhutan, located in South Asia, east of the Himalayas.
In a statement released by his office, Netanyahu said: “I welcome the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Bhutan, which are another fruit of the peace accords. We are in contact with other countries that want to establish diplomatic relations with us.”
The “Times of Israel” newspaper reported that the signing ceremony of the agreement to establish relations took place on Saturday at the residence of the Israeli ambassador to India, Ron Malka, in the presence of the Bhutanese ambassador to the country, Fitzop Namgyel.
For his part, the Israeli Foreign Minister, Gabi Ashkenazi, announced that the establishment of relations with the Buddhist-majority kingdom constitutes a new milestone on the road to consolidating relations between Israel and Asia, praising “expanding the state’s circle of recognition. Hebrew”.
Ashkenazi expressed his hope to “receive the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namjil Wangchak, in Jerusalem for the first official visit of its kind.”
The absence of diplomatic relations between Israel and Bhutan so far has nothing to do with the Palestinian question.
Source: RT + “The Times of Israel”
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