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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM Lapid Refuses to Meet with Norway’s Foreign Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. (File photo: AFP)

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid decided not to meet his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt during her visit to Israel in September.

Diplomatic sources in Tel Aviv said Lapid's decision comes in protest against Norway’s announcement in June to label products from Israeli settlements with their place of origin.

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