Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s deputy foreign minister, told the public radio that the country was “in contact with at least ten countries, some of them in Europe” to discuss the move, says Romania-Insider.com.
Among the countries that could reportedly move their embassies to Jerusalem are Honduras, the Philippines, and South Sudan, says TransylvaniaToday.ro.
Last week, Liviu Dragnea, the head of the governing Social Democrat Party (PSD) and the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, said Romania should seriously consider moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, just as the US did, in part for practical reasons.
“I think Romania should seriously consider moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. We should consider it very seriously. There are also practical reasons. All of Israel’s central institutions are in Jerusalem and the ambassadors and the embassy personnel are commuting from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem,” Dragnea said, quoted by News.ro.
Meanwhile, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, the leader of the Liberal Alliance (ALDE) and the president of the Senate, said the Foreign Affairs Ministry should draft an analysis on the issue.
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