Netanyahu Celebrates Colombian Embassy Opening, Cites Resurgent Latin American Ties
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the opening ceremony for the new Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, highlighting a resurgence of ties with Latin America. He noted that in 2017, he initiated visits to the region, breaking a long-standing gap in prime ministerial travel. Netanyahu also referenced humanitarian aid missions led by his wife, Sara Netanyahu, to Guatemala and Colombia.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem.
- Netanyahu stated that "great friendship is returning" to Latin America.
- He noted that no Israeli prime minister had visited south of Texas before 2017.
- Netanyahu and his wife Sara visited Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico in 2017.
- Sara Netanyahu led an aid mission to Guatemala after a volcanic eruption, establishing a neighborhood called "New Jerusalem."
- Israel also provided recent aid to Colombia following an earthquake.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a reception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem to mark the opening of the Colombian Embassy. During his remarks, Netanyahu discussed the history of relations with Latin America, political shifts in the region, and planned bilateral cooperation.
Netanyahu recalled that in 2017, he realized that for nearly 70 years of Israel's existence, no sitting prime minister had visited south of Texas and the Rio Grande River. Following this discovery, he and his wife Sara visited Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico. The following year, they traveled to Brazil for the inauguration of President Jair Bolsonaro.
He also mentioned that in 2017 or 2018, his wife led a Ministry of Foreign Affairs aid delegation to children in Guatemala after a volcanic eruption. As part of this mission, a neighborhood named "New Jerusalem" was established. Additionally, recent aid was provided to Colombia following an earthquake.
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