The Foreign Ministry has sharply rejected an offer by President Idi Amin of Uganda to buy the former Israeli embassy building in Kampala. President Amin, who ousted Israel’s diplomatic and commercial missions from Uganda, announced last week he intended giving the building to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Israel’s rejection was conveyed via the Italian government, which has been handling Israel’s interests in Kampala since April when all Israelis were evicted from Uganda. Amin reportedly had asked the Italians to act as go-betweens to negotiate the purchase of the building. Under international law, property belonging to foreign embassies remains inviolate even when relations between the countries involved are severed.
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