Swedish Foreign Minister: Sweden is a friend of Israel

Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Ann Linde, stressed during her visit to Israel on Monday that her country is a friend of Israel.

“We might not always agree, but good friends disagree,” Linde said at a press conference with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, in comments quoted by The Associated Press. “And I think it’s really, really important that you know that Sweden is a friend of Israel.”