Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday spoke with his Swedish counterpart, Ann Linde, marking the first time in seven years that the foreign ministers of the two countries have spoken.
“I appreciate her statement regarding Sweden’s strong and solid commitment to the security of Israel and her recognition in the course of our conversation of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people,” Lapid tweeted following the conversation.
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