The subject came up in Desalegn’s meetings with President Reuven Rivlin on Monday and Tuesday’s meeting with his counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu. I hope that you will support Israel's return to the African Union as an observer state. I think and I believe that this is not only in our interest but it's in the interest of Africa. “I hope that you will support Israel’s return to the African Union as an observer state. Israel strongly believes its absence in the African Union has affected the country in terms of votes in international forums as a result of the country’s voice not being heard.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2017 09:45 UTC