Finlands utrikesminister besökte Israel

Senaste vecka besökte Finlands utrikesminister Timo Soini Israel. Det var  bra att han klart sa ut att Finland motsätter sig bojkott av Israel, vad det sedan betyder i praktiken är en annan sak.

PM Netanyahu Meets with Finnish FM Timo Soini
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today met with Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini. At the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister detailed Israel's reasons for opposing the French initiative; he said that the conference would allow the Palestinians to evade direct negotiations.

Finnish Foreign Minister Soini emphasized that Finland opposed boycotts against Israel and expressed complete opposition to BDS activity.

The two men also discussed opportunities for enhancing bilateral relations on a range of issues

Photo by Kobi Gideon, GPO 

Timo Soini:
TERVEISIÄ JERUSALEMISTA
"Tein hyödyllisen vierailun Israeliin ja Palestiinaan. Sain hyvän vastaanoton joka paikassa. Tilanne on vaikea, eikä luottamusta juuri ole. Toivoa on kuitenkin aina..."