From: EurasiaDigest (digest@eurasianet.org)
Date: Tue Feb 07 2006 - 10:14:11 EST
REPORT SUGGESTS ISRAELI, AFGHAN MET SECRETLY IN LONDON
The Israeli daily "Ma'ariv" reported on 6 February that "senior" diplomats from Afghanistan and Israel met recently in London, AP reported. The report suggests Afghan and Israeli diplomats discussed areas in which Israeli expertise and equipment might be of help to Afghanistan. According to "Ma'ariv," the Israeli delegation included Foreign Ministry director Ron Prosor and Yaakov Dayan, a senior aide to Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev would not confirm the report but said there is "no reason Israel could not have more normal and cooperative relationships with countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia." Regev added that his country is "working toward that end." Afghan President Hamid Karzai has already expressed his country's desire to establish diplomatic ties with Jerusalem once a Palestinian state is established (see "RFE/RL Afghanistan Report," 28 November 2005). AT
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