President and Mrs Rivlin meet Queen of Denmark 10 Oct 18
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2018 President and Mrs Rivlin meet Queen of Denmark 10 Oct 18

President and Mrs Rivlin meet Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the Amalienborg Palace

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    President Rivlin thanked the Queen for her personal involvement over the years in commemorating the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, and for the good relations with the Jewish community and the State of Israel.
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    President Rivlin, his wife Nechama, and Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at Amalienborg Palace President Rivlin, his wife Nechama, and Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at Amalienborg Palace
     
     
    ​​(Communicated by the President's Spokesperson)

    President Reuven Rivlin and First Lady Nechama Rivlin today, Wednesday, 10 October at the Amalienborg Palace. Danish foreign minister Anders Samuelsen also participated in the meeting. 
    The president expressed his sorrow on the death of Prince Henrik, the Queen’s husband, earlier in the year. 
    President Rivlin thanked the Queen for her personal involvement over the years in commemorating the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, and for the good relations with the Jewish community and the State of Israel. 
    The President also talked about the developments in the bilateral relations between the two countries in civilian and military files, the opening of the Danish Innovation Center in Tel Aviv which is helping encourage cooperation in bilateral trade, science and R and D, and for the ongoing relations between the two countries in the fields of health, education, innovation, science and public policy.
    President Rivlin invited the Queen to visit Israel soon.