Israel refuses Colombian foreign minister's request to visit Ramallah
AFP
Israel
has denied a request by Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin
to access Ramallah for a meeting with her Palestinian counterpart,
Riyad al Maliki, demanding a prior visit to Israel, said Bogota on
Thursday.
Currently
touring the Middle East, Ms. Holguin wanted to go from Jordan to the
West Bank to meet with Mr. al-Maliki. Thee Colombian Embassy in Israel
requested right of passage on November 3.
Israel
would allow Ms. Holguin to visit Ramallah, the administrative capital
of the Palestinian Authority,after meeting with Israeli Foreign Minsiter
Avigdor Lieberman.
Unable
to include a visit to Israel, the head of Colombian diplomacy finally
met Mr. al-Maliki in the Jordanian capital of Amman on November 10, said
her ministry.
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