Israel will immediately return its ambassador to Senegal and Senegal will support Israel's candidacy as an observer to the African Union.
PM Netanyahu with Senegal President Macky Sall.
 PM Netanyahu with Senegal President Macky Sall.
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​(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
 
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
today (Sunday, 4 June 2017), on the fringe of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) conference, met with Senegal President Macky Sall. The two announced an end to the crisis between their countries.
 
Israel will immediately return its ambassador to Senegal and Senegal will support Israel's candidacy as an observer to the African Union. The two countries will also resume joint projects that were suspended in the wake of UNSC Resolution #2334, which Senegal proposed along with New Zealand.
 
Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Sall also agreed on cooperation in security and agriculture. The Prime Minister invited the Senegalese Foreign Minister to resume his visit to Israel, which had been suspended as a result of the crisis.