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Israel, EU to Restart Strategic Dialogue After Decade-Long Hiatus on Monday

© AFP 2023 / EMMANUEL DUNANDIsraeli alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrives for a photo at the President's residence during a ceremony for the new coalition government in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. - A motley alliance of Israeli parties on June 13 ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett.
Israeli alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid arrives for a photo at the President's residence during a ceremony for the new coalition government in Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021. - A motley alliance of Israeli parties on June 13 ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new government led by his former ally, right-wing Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett. - Sputnik International, 1920, 02.10.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on October 3 will lead the first meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, a political and strategic dialogue between the Middle Eastern country and the bloc, for the first time in over a decade, the prime minister's press office said on Sunday.
"Prime Minister Yair Lapid will, tomorrow, lead the first meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council in over a decade. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, as well as the foreign ministers of additional countries, will participate alongside the Prime Minister," the statement said.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern will represent his country in Brussels and lead the Israeli delegation in the diplomatic discussions.
"Convening the council for the first time since 2012 is an important diplomatic achievement that reflects the improvement of Israel's relations with the EU over the past year," the statement read, adding that the sides are expected to discuss the current state of relations and their further development.
The EU-Israel Council is the highest bilateral forum to promote relations in science, economy, energy and environment.
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, ahead of an EU leaders summit at the European Council headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2020. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.09.2020
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In 2013, Israel called off the gathering over the EU's directive stipulating that all agreements between the two parties must explicitly exclude the areas Israel controls in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The move prompted widespread criticism in Israel and the meeting format was suspended.
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