President Reuven Rivlin met with Greek leaders Monday during a three-day visit to Greece, asking them to help convince the Palestinians to return to the peace process, describing the current situation as “a serious crisis.”
Rivlin met with his Greek counterpart Procopis Pavlopoulos and with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
“We are in a serious crisis between us and the Palestinians, and the Greek government can be a real force in influencing our neighbors and persuading them to return to the negotiating table. We must learn to live together,” he told Tsipras.
Greece has traditionally had close ties to the Palestinians, and recent years have seen ties with Israel improve dramatically, with the two countries sharing a wide-range of common interests in the eastern Mediterranean.
A very warm welcome from President Pavlopoulos of #Greece. The cooperation between Israel and Greece has tremendous potential. ???? pic.twitter.com/A6SKZe7Ix4
— Reuven Rivlin (@PresidentRuvi) 29 Ιανουαρίου 2018
