AMMAN — Hungarian President Katalin Novak said on Friday that no
decision had yet been made on whether Budapest would move its embassy in Israel
to Jerusalem next month despite an Israeli newspaper report that it would do so
next month, Reuters reported.
The Times of Israel said on Friday that the move would take place in an
act of support by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Israeli leader
Benjamin Netanyahu.
First EU countryIt would make Hungary the first EU country to open an embassy in Jerusalem,
which Israel claims as its capital, but is not recognized as such by most
countries and whose status under international law is disputed pending a
resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“I also read news in the press,” Novak said during a news conference
while visiting Prague.
“In Hungary, a decision so far has not been made on moving our embassy in Israel.”
Hungarian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mate Paczolay also did not confirm
the report but said the ministry would provide updates on any changes to the
embassy in all cases.
“We have already moved the commercial department of our Israeli Embassy
to Jerusalem years ago,” he said.
An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman declined to comment.
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AMMAN — Hungarian President Katalin Novak said on Friday that no
decision had yet been made on whether Budapest would move its embassy in Israel
to Jerusalem next month despite an
Israeli newspaper report that it would do so
next month, Reuters reported.
The Times of Israel said on Friday that the move would take place in an
act of support by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Israeli leader
Benjamin Netanyahu.
First EU countryIt would make Hungary the first EU country to open an
embassy in Jerusalem,
which Israel claims as its capital, but is not recognized as such by most
countries and whose status under international law is disputed pending a
resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“I also read news in the press,” Novak said during a news conference
while visiting Prague.
“In Hungary, a decision so far has not been made on moving our
embassy in Israel.”
Hungarian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mate Paczolay also did not confirm
the report but said the ministry would provide updates on any changes to the
embassy in all cases.
“We have already moved the commercial department of our Israeli Embassy
to Jerusalem years ago,” he said.
An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman declined to comment.
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