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PUBLISHED: 16:48, 26 April 2018 | UPDATED: 16:48, 26 April 2018

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Dancila, from the left-wing Social Democrats (PSD), met Wednesday with Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A statement from Netanyahu's o ice said the two "discussed bilateral issues,
strengthening cooperation and the holding of joint projects in -- inter alia -- security,
health, technology and cyber defence."

"Netanyahu expressed appreciation for the Romanian government's approval of a

draft decision on initiating the transfer of the Romanian embassy to Jerusalem and ADVERTISEMENT

welcomed the statements of the president of the parliament in support of the move,"
it said.

The visit comes days after PSD party chief Liviu Dragnea kicked off a political row in
Romania by announcing the government's "decision" to move the country's embassy
from Tel Aviv to the disputed city of Jerusalem.

The move would follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump, who took the
controversial decision in December of recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

However, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, who is from the centre-right and has
frequently clashed with the government, protested that he had not been informed
and emphasised any such move could only happen after Israel and the Palestinians
had agreed the status of Jerusalem among themselves.

Caught in the middle of the argument between the two men, Dancila has said her
government was trying simply to create a "platform for discussions" on the possible
transfer of the embassy.

Romania was the only country in the former communist bloc to maintain relations
with Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967.

Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu also maintained close ties to the Palestine
Liberation Organisation under Yasser Arafat.

Israel occupied east Jerusalem in the Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move
never recognised by the international community.

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