Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announces that Turkmenistan is considering opening an embassy in Israel (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met this evening (Tuesday) in Brussels with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union Joseph Burrell.
After the meeting, a senior official at the Foreign Ministry told Walla!
Because the two agreed on holding a summit between Israel and the European Union this year, which will probably take place in Jerusalem.
If the summit eventually takes place, Burrell will be the one to head the Union delegation.
why is it important:
A telephone conversation that took place between Foreign Minister Cohen and EU Foreign Minister Borrell in mid-March ended in an explosion due to disputes over the Palestinian issue and the issue of European criticism of the government's plan to weaken the justice system.
The meeting that took place today in Brussels between Cohen and Burrell ended the tensions that prevailed between the two in recent weeks, and removed Israel's refusal to receive the European Union's foreign minister for a visit to Jerusalem.
He put an end to the tensions between the two.
European Union Foreign Minister Joseph Burrell (Photo: AP)
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A senior official at the Foreign Ministry said that the meeting between Cohen and Burrell lasted about an hour and a half, most of it in private.
"They decided to open a new page in relations," said the senior official at the Foreign Ministry.
"Borrell condemned several times during the meeting the firing of rockets at Israel."
The summit that will be held later this year, also known as the Association Council, is the most senior forum for policy consultations between Israel and the European Union, and is expected to deal with all areas of relations between the parties.
Last year, during the tenure of the previous government, the activity of the Association Council was renewed and it met for the first time in over ten years.
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