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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Austrian chancellor respects Israel’s decision to boycott far-right ministers
Austrian Chancellor Kurz respects Israel’s decision to boycott ministers from his junior coalition partner, the far-right Freedom Party, Austria’s envoy to Israel says.
“I fully respect this decision. It will be our task to do a good job at home as well as to convince abroad. I am optimistic that we will dispel all concerns,” Kurz says, according to a tweet from Martin Weiss.
Austria´s Chancellor @sebastiankurz on Israel´s decision to have – for the time being – no contact with FPÖ Ministers: "I fully respect this decision. It will be our task to do a good job at home as well as to convince abroad. I am optimistic that we will dispel all concerns"
— Martin Weiss @weissmartin.bsky.social (@martinoweiss) December 19, 2017
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