Foreign Minister Abba Eban has postponed his visit to African states which was to have begun next week, the Foreign Ministry said today. No new date has been set.
A Ministry spokesman said the Foreign Minister was too busy to go to Africa at this time, particularly while the UN Security Council is in the midst of its general debate on the Middle East. But some observers suggested that Eban put off his visit in view of the anti-Israel resolutions adopted at the recent congress of the Organization for African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa. They said Israel preferred to let some time pass before the Foreign Minister undertakes his journey to Africa.
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