Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez takes the oath of office during a ceremony at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain November 17, 2023. Andres Ballesteros/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
MADRID, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who was reelected to the post last week, will travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories on Thursday, his office said in a statement on Monday.
Sanchez will travel alongside his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo, representing the current and upcoming rotating presidencies of the Council of the European Union, respectively.
Both leaders are set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the statement added.
Reporting by David Latona; Editing by Andrei Khalip
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