Willy Brandt, the West German Foreign Minister, reported today on his return from a visit to Bucharest that Rumanian leaders “opposed those who had no understanding for Israel’s right to exist.” Rumania, the only Soviet bloc country which did not break off diplomatic relations with Israel during the May-June crisis and war, has consistently urged peace talks between the Arab states and Israel.
The Foreign Minister told a press conference he talked with Prime Minister Ian Gheorge Maurer and Cornelia Manescu the Foreign Minister, in Bucharest, and that the Rumanian leaders “showed an independent view” of the Middle East situation,” which he said was “very interesting to hear.”
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