site.btaBenjamin Netanyahu Hopes that Bulgaria Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem

September 5 (BTA correspondent Antoan Nikolov) -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes that the opening
 of an honorary consulate in Jerusalem by Bulgaria will be the
first step towards the opening of a Bulgarian Embassy there.
Netanyahu was speaking at a news briefing he held jointly with
the visiting Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Wednesday
ahead of a meeting between the two.

Borissov is on a visit to Israel September 4-5. 

The Israeli Prime Minister said that the most valuable aspect in
 bilateral relations is the rapport and respect by the Israelis
to Bulgarian people. "This is so because we all are part of the
same civilization. But at the moment this civilization is being
attacked, mostly by radical fractions, radical Islam and its
terror," he said. He added that the nobody is spared terror
attacks and even Bulgaria saw one.

He was apparently referring to a 2012 bus bombing in the
Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas which killed five Israeli
tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver.

Prime Minister Borissov said that the probe of the attack showed
 the investigative services of the two countries capable of
working "as one", to use the Prime Minister's words.

He said that the efforts should be focused on people's minds and
 that Internet has scrapped all borders. He added that religion
is important for people but peace, tolerance and understanding
are what matters the most. 

He expressed hope that a joint meeting of the two government
will be held in Bulgaria before the end of this year.

Borissov said that it is important to have relations of
friendship and trust with Prime Minister Netanyahu because
Israel "plays a key role in undoing the complex knot in the
Middle East". RY/LN/ 


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