On Vida: The foreign ministers arrive at Sde Boker for the Negev summit (Photo: Reuters)
United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said today (Monday) in a conversation with incoming Foreign Minister Eli Cohen that his country supports the two-state solution and opposes any policy that jeopardizes the ability to implement it.
Blinken called Foreign Minister Eli Cohen this evening, on his second day in office.
According to the Foreign Ministry announcement, he congratulated Minister Cohen and reiterated the uncompromising commitment of the United States to the security and prosperity of the State of Israel. normalization.
In addition, Foreign Minister Cohen and the Secretary of State discussed the Iranian threat in Lincoln.
The foreign minister expressed Israel's determination to fight this threat.
He presented his view on the Palestinian issue and emphasized the great severity in which he sees the Palestinian appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, and also thanked the US for its leadership on the issue. The Foreign Ministry stated that the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister agreed to continue working directly and closely in the face of common challenges.
Considers the appeal of the Palestinians to The Hague seriously.
Eli Cohen (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Committed to Israel's security.
Anthony Blinken (Photo: screenshot, Reuters)
In his inauguration speech, Cohen referred to the UN General Assembly's decision to transfer the issue of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. He noted that the Palestinian attempts to harm Israel in the international arena "will exact a price from them and push the resolution of the conflict further away."
Minister of Foreign Affairs He added that the one who should stand trial is the Palestinian leadership who, according to him, rewards terrorists. "The international community must send a clear message to the Palestinian leadership.
Enough of incitement in the educational institutions and funding of Jewish killers," said Cohen.
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