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Argentina plans to open embassy
in Ramallah
Argentina is prepared to open an
embassy in the West Bank city of
Ramallah, Palestinian ambassador
to Argentina Suhail Akel said
Tuesday.
Argentine President Nestor
Kirchner will meet with
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas
in Brasilia within the framework
of the first South American-Arab
Summit. Akel did not reveal
specific date or venue for the
talks.
The two leaders will address the
initiative of Kirchner about
opening the embassy. It is
unknown now when Kirchner will
make the announcement.
Akel admitted that an Argentine
diplomat has been informed he
will head the diplomatic
representation in Ramallah, but
declined to give further
details.
In the second half of the 1990s,
Chile became the first Latin
American country to have opened
an embassy in Ramallah.
Argentina maintains diplomatic
relations with the Palestinians
who have an embassy in Buenos
Aires.
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