Defense Minister Ehud Barak cancelled his scheduled visit to Madrid on Friday as tension grows between Israel and Spain due to a disagreement over the command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
A top ministry official denied that the trip was suspended as a result of the diplomatic disaccord and said that Barak's schedule has changed due to an unforeseen emergency trip to Washington next week. The Israeli embassy in Madrid and Spanish diplomatic sources confirmed the suspension of the visit, which was scheduled for November 4 and 5. Following the reported speculations Barak phoned the Spanish Foreign Minister and said that the reason for the trips' sudden cancellation was due to the fact that he will be joining the Prime Minister on his U.S. visit next week.
Ministry officials confirmed the conversation and said that his Spanish counterpart accepted the explanation gracefully.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124801.htmlYum.
Bibi keeps his streak alive.:popcorn:
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore