Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Dominican Republic strikes “diplomatic balance” with Israel

(dominicantoday).Dominican Republic seeks to strike a “diplomatic balance” in its forthcoming relations with Israel and the Palestinians, said president Leonel Fernandez Tuesday during an official visit.

Fernandez and Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a work meeting as part of the United Nations general assembly, slated for New York City in September.

In a private meeting held Tuesday in the Prime Minister’s offices in the Knesset, Fernandez and Netanyahu dealt with topics of interest for both countries and Netanyahu stated his willingness to collaborate with the Dominican Republic in the areas of education, technological transference, improving dairy production and the installation of greenhouses across the Caribbean nation and trade