Portugal will soon upgrade its diplomatic representation in Israel.
President Mario Soares of Portugal told Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres here Sunday that his country has decided to appoint a resident ambassador to Israel and will do so “in a matter of months.”
Portugal presently has a non-resident ambassador accredited to Israel. Israel maintains a full diplomatic mission in Lisbon, headed by a career foreign service official with ambassadorial rank.
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