President Isaac Herzog will depart on Wednesday for a four-day visit to Panama and Costa Rica, according to his office.
He will attend the inauguration of Costa Rica’s president-elect, Laura Fernández Delgado, at the invitation of outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves Robles.
He will be the first Israeli head of state to visit Panama, which currently sits on the UN Security Council. Herzog will meet with President José Raúl Mulino and government ministers, and members of the Panamanian Jewish community. The two leaders met at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.
Herzog will then fly to Costa Rica, and attend a state dinner for heads of state hosted by Robles, and meet with other world leaders there, as well as with Costa Rica’s Jewish community.
Herzog’s visit “reflects the importance of Israel’s ties with countries across Latin America and the renewed momentum in Israel’s relations with Central and South American nations,” says his office. “This visit is intended to deepen and strengthen the strategic partnership between Israel and the countries and peoples of the region.”
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