The Minister of Foreign Affairs and of International Cooperation Angelino Alfano had a phone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Just before the vote – Alfano said – I announced to the Prime Minister the decision taken by the Italian Government to vote against the UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem, because it was highly politicized, and I expressed the hope that other EU countries would go on the same direction.
I also told Netanyahu that this decision was made in the light of the excellent bilateral relations existing between Italy and Israel.
Netanyahu thanked Italy for its choice, which represented an example for the other countries and congratulated Italy for its leading role”.
