Israel ties to improve, Argentina president elect tells Netanyahu
- 8 years ago
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Wednesday spoke by phone with newly elected Argentinian president Mauricio Macri, inviting him to visit Israel.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, Macri told Netanyahu that Argentina's stance toward Israel is about to change for the better and that cooperation between the two countries in various areas will expand.
The relations between the two countries have been frosty during the left-wing rule of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose strong ties with Israel's regional arch enemy Iran meant her ties with Jerusalem were tense at best.
Earlier this year, the unexplained death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who accused Kirchner of signing the deal to cover up Iranian involvement in the bombings for commercial reasons, became an international scandal.
According to the Prime Minister's Office, Macri told Netanyahu that Argentina's stance toward Israel is about to change for the better and that cooperation between the two countries in various areas will expand.
The relations between the two countries have been frosty during the left-wing rule of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose strong ties with Israel's regional arch enemy Iran meant her ties with Jerusalem were tense at best.
Earlier this year, the unexplained death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who accused Kirchner of signing the deal to cover up Iranian involvement in the bombings for commercial reasons, became an international scandal.