During the night, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar held a diplomatic meeting at the residence of Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, with the participation of leaders from Latin America, including three foreign ministers, and senior American officials, including the US Deputy Secretary of State.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of the opening of a joint working group between Israel and the US for strategic dialogue on latin american issues.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar designated 2026 as a year of focus on Latin America for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting was attended by the Foreign Minister of Argentina, Pablo Tettamanti, the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, and the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, Gabriela Sommerfeld.
Also in attendance were, among others, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Presidential Advisor Paula White, Members of Congress Maria Salazar and Mario Diaz-Balart, as well as AIPAC CEO Elliot Brandt and Chairman of the Jewish Federations of North America Eric Fingerhut.
During the meeting, the ministers and the Deputy Secretary discussed the various opportunities for partnership between the countries and cooperation in areas such as economyand innovation.
They also discussed the positive, pro-Western change occurring in countries on the continent and maximizing the benefit for all nations.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar: “An exceptional evening in Washington with our friends from the United States and Latin America. The strong friendship between Israel and the US, Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador has strengthened significantly in the past year, and I am convinced it will continue to strengthen. There is a great spirit of change in Latin America, and the camp of freedom is growing stronger.”
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