Melbourne, Australia, Washington DC, US… The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission and B’nai B’rith International have welcomed the renewal of formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the Republic of Guinea. In 1967, Guinea, a predominantly Muslim country, cut formal relations with the Jewish state. Earlier this week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold met with Guinea’s Ibrahim Khalil Kaba, chief of staff to President Alpha Condé, to sign a document re-establishing official ties between the two countries.
ADC Chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich, and Dan Mariaschin, Executive Vice President of B’nai B’rith International, issued the following statement:
“Almost 50 years have passed since Israel has had diplomatic relations with Guinea, and we view this as an important development. B’nai B’rith hopes that this bilateral relationship will richly serve both nations, and their peoples, as it surely can. We call on every country in Africa and beyond to cement ties with the Jewish state, in the interest of both vital communication and practical cooperation.”
For further information please contact Dr Dvir Abramovich on (03) 9272 5677