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At Lithuanian diplomats' initiative, the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a historical visit to Brussels, EU officials said on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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"Following contacts of High Representative/Vice-President Mogherini with Member States, the High Representative/Vice-President decided to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for an informal exchange of views with Ministers in the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday, 11 December 2017, in Brussels," an EU spokesperson told BNS.

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