FM Sa’ar hosts a ministerial delegation from Ecuador

FM Sa’ar: "Ecuador is on the right side of history. Jerusalem is our eternal capital.".

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar today (Sunday, 4 May 2025) hosted a ministerial delegation from Ecuador at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. Delegation members included Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo, and Interior Minister John Reimberg. The delegation, led by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, has arrived in Israel to inaugurate an innovation office in Jerusalem that will hold diplomatic status and will be an extension of the Ecuadorian embassy in Israel.

FM Sa’ar expressed appreciation to Ecuador and its president for the opening of the office in Jerusalem.

During the meeting, they discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation as well as regional issues, primarily Iran. FM Sa’ar emphasized that a nuclear Iran is the greatest danger to regional and global peace.

FM Sa’ar: “I thank you for opening an innovation office with diplomatic status in Jerusalem, our eternal capital. You are doing the right thing. We have been waiting for the inauguration and are happy that it is happening. This move will deepen cooperation between our countries in general and in the field of innovation in particular.”