Sierra Leone to Open Embassy in Jerusalem

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio intimated that his country will soon set up an embassy in Israel in the city of Jerusalem.

Bio made his intention during a discussion with Israel’s Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen on Thursday, August 24.

Sierra Leone currently maintains a consulate in the city of Tel Aviv in Israel. If the move is actualised, the West African State could become the fifth nation to have an embassy in Jerusalem following the US, Guatemala, Honduras and Kosovo. Paraguay is also considering reopening their embassy in the city.

Israel welcomed the move by Sierra Leone and other nations to open their embassies in Jerusalem because this could manifest their claim to the city.

“I was pleased to hear from the president of Sierra Leone of his intentions to open an embassy in Jerusalem,” Israel’s Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen said.

Most nations maintain embassies in Tel Aviv in honour of the Palestinian people who also claim the city.

The Palestinian government has, in the past, criticised States that have embassies in Jerusalem but Sierraloaded is yet to confirm whether the same has been done in the case of Sierra Leone.

The meeting between the two also focused on strengthening bilateral relations and trip down memory lane when the two States established relations as early as 1961.

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Raymond E de'Souza George jr | 2023-08-29 23:30:52

God Bless you Mr. President. Thank You.
A Sanusie | 2023-08-28 01:20:56

BernnyG it is not about normal relationships with Israel which we have had as you point out, since the 60s. It is about Sierra Leone joining Israel's plan to continue to suppress Palestinians. Embassies are located in Tel Aviv. Israel in a plan to completely claim ownership of disputed Jerusalem, has been trying to get countries to move their embassies to Jerusalem. The USA, which only pays lip service to caring about the righs of Palestinians opened an embassy there under Trump a few years ago because he does't care about Palestinians. It is the only major country that has done so. Four smaller countries, Kosovo, Honduras, Guatemala, and Paraguay also have embassies there. Notice, no other major countries, no European countries, China, Canada have moved their embassies. Clearly, Bio has sold our principles for something we may never even get. This is wrong. This us not just criticism of Bio for criticism sake. Understand geopolitics and human rights before you defend his nonsense
BernnyG | 2023-08-25 18:10:33

Why are we so quick to refer to any of the president’s action as nonsensical. In the 60s and 70s SL & Israel used to have bilateral relationship. Isn’t this how our parliament was built it I remember rightly. I was a boy then but I remember “big people” sitting in my father’s porch in Okaymori discussing the Israeli’s as the work went on. Until the opposition stop all this bickering and start to put their house in order, they are in for a long ride on the opposite benches. Well done President Bio, great move.
Elijah Kamara | 2023-08-25 17:59:18

Good job Mr president may the Lord bless you
A Sanusie | 2023-08-25 14:35:57

And since when did Sierra Leone become anti the Palestinians. This is nonsense. As we cannot afford embassies all over the place, this is a waste of money we don't have for something we don't need. This cannot be random, Illegitimate Bio must be trying to get back in America's good graces by trying to appear pro Israel, or Israel bribed him. The majority of the world does not recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital because of the Palestinians, but here is Bio with another of his nonsense
| 2023-08-25 13:20:47

This is not going to give you(Maada)the legitimacy you are looking for.Do the right thing by sitting with your citizens and opposition that you rubbed their winning and see if you negotiate with them,but all these games of propaganda and deceptions are not going to work.Openning an Embassy in Jerusalem will not change the fact that you are legitimate.