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Israel set to establish Embassy in Slovenia

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Israel plans to open an embassy in Slovenia, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said late on Thursday, a sign of a thaw in relations since a new centre-right government took power in Ljubljana. 

Janez Jansa © Mena Today 

Janez Jansa © Mena Today 

 Israel plans to open an embassy in Slovenia, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said late on Thursday, a sign of a thaw in relations since a new centre-right government took power in Ljubljana. 

Prime Minister Janez Jansa's government will likely shift foreign policy away from previous course

Previous government had recognised Palestinian state, banned entry for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

"After years of the hostility of the previous government- we now have an opportunity to rebuild, strengthen, and deepen a real partnership," Saar posted on X

Mission in Slovenia gives Israel key foothold in the European Union, NATO

Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou

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