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Health Minister Horowitz will visit Ukraine next week, meet with his Ukrainian counterpart
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel announced today that Horowitz will visit the Israeli hospital established in the country and meet with his counterpart in the first meeting between ministers from the countries since the beginning of the fighting, which will be a symbolic step of support for the Ukrainians.
The health minister will be the first senior Israeli official to visit the country since the Russian invasion began
Lightning Ravid
01/04/2022
Friday, 01 April 2022, 12:51 Updated: 13:16
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Ukrainian Ambassador at a press conference (Photo: Shlomi Gabay)
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will visit Ukraine on Monday, meet with his Ukrainian counterpart and visit the Israeli hospital established in the country, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevgen Kornichuk said today (Friday) at a press conference in Tel Aviv.
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Horowitz (Photo: Maariv, Avshalom Sasson)
why is it important
Horowitz will be the first Israeli official to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
It will also be the first meeting between ministers from the two countries since the start of the war.
Horowitz's visit will be a significant symbolic Israeli support step towards Ukraine.
Behind the Scenes
On the eve of the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister invited Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to Kiev, but in Israel the request was texted.
A few weeks ago, Ukrainian President Zalansky invited Prime Minister Bennett to visit Kiev as part of invitations he sent to a number of world leaders.
Bennett did not come to Kiev mainly for security reasons.
Simultaneously with the establishment of the Israeli Field Hospital near Lvov in western Ukraine about two weeks ago, Health Minister Horowitz began examining the possibility of visiting Ukraine.
When the Ukrainians heard that Horowitz was coming to the Israeli hospital, they offered to hold a meeting between the health ministers.
Horowitz responded in the affirmative.
What do they say?
A senior health ministry official has confirmed that Horowitz will visit Ukraine next week.
He noted that the visit was coordinated with Prime Minister Bennett and Foreign Minister Lapid.
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