Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman Ofir Gendelman announced on Thursday that another European country plans to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to Sputnik news agency.
In a post on Twitter, he said, "Czech republic will open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem soon."
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The Czech Republic would be the second European Union member state, after Hungary, to open a diplomatic mission in the city, according to the Times of Israel.
In recent weeks, several countries around the world, including Malawi, the Dominican Republic, Serbia, and Kosovo have expressed their intention to open embassies in Jerusalem.
So far only two embassies are operating in the city: those of the US and Guatemala.
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