Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar is in Germany for a diplomatic visit, during which he will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, as well as other government officials, according to a statement from his office.
“Strengthening ties with Germany and the ongoing dialogue with it are central to our foreign policy. This is particularly important during this challenging period. Our goal is to deepen our ties with Germany, including our security and economic ties,” Sa’ar says in the statement.
Merz has sharply criticized the economic fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran in recent weeks, straining ties with US President Donald Trump.
Sa’ar will also visit the Gleis 17 (platform 17) memorial at the Grunewald railway station, from which thousands of Berlin’s Jews were deported to concentration camps by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, and will meet with leaders of the German Jewish community, his office adds.
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