State Secretary Pröll Visits Israel

Alexander Pröll (ÖVP), State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery, will visit Israel from Sunday to Wednesday. "Israel is not only a central partner for Austria, but also a country that plays a key role worldwide in the areas of digitalization, cybersecurity, and the confrontation with anti-Semitism. Especially in times like these, direct dialogue is more important than ever," said Pröll ahead of the trip.

Visit to Kibbutz Be'eri

His office has highlighted, among other things, a visit to Kibbutz Be'eri, which was affected by the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, and the Nova Festival Memorial, as well as exchanges in the field of digitalization and cybersecurity, and the granting of citizenship to descendants of victims of National Socialism.

Pröll stated that it is an important signal that his first official foreign visit leads to Israel. "Our solidarity with Israel is not only historically founded but also highly relevant. Austria and Israel share a special responsibility towards history - and a common outlook towards the future, for example in digitalization and AI."

Meeting with Gamliel Planned

A meeting with Gila Gamliel, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, is planned for Tuesday. However, the bilateral working meeting has not yet been officially confirmed. Meetings with Palestinian representatives were not on the agenda according to the schedule. Recently, Israel-critical remarks by Song Contest winner JJ, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, have also caused a stir in bilateral relations.

(APA/Red)

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