PM Netanyahu arrives in Liberia 4 June 2017
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2017 PM Netanyahu arrives in Liberia 4 June 2017

PM Netanyahu arrives in Liberia

  • 6/4/2017
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    Prime Minister Netanyahu told his interlocutors that bilateral relations need to be expressed in international forums.
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    PM Netanyahu is welcomed by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia. PM Netanyahu is welcomed by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Monrovia. Copyright: GPO/Kobi Gideon
     
     
    ​ (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
     
    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this morning (Sunday, 4 June 2017), was welcomed in an official ceremony in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, by Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The national anthems of the two countries were played; the Prime Minister inspected an honor guard and observed a traditional local dance.
     
    Prime Minister Netanyahu then met with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission President Marcel Alain de Souza and discussed with him ways to deepen cooperation between Israel and the organization.
     
    Afterwards Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Gambian President Adama Barrow and discussed with him the possibility of increasing bilateral cooperation in various fields. The Prime Minister said that Israel would dispatch working teams to Gambia to render such assistance as it could.
     
    Prime Minister Netanyahu told his interlocutors that bilateral relations need to be expressed in international forums.