East German political personalities have expressed the hope that diplomatic and economic relations with Israel will soon be undertaken, a senior Danish statesman today told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Vigo Karpman, who was Denmark’s Prime Minister from 1960-62, told the JTA correspondent here that he had met with various East German political personalities and that they expressed the view that relations would be established with Israel after Israel and the Soviet Union renew their diplomatic ties. The Soviet Union broke her relations with Israel during the Six-Day War while East Germany and Israel never established diplomatic or economic relations. According to Karpman, contact between East Germany and Israel, particularly along economic lines, could reach the scope equal to that now existing between Israel and West Germany. Karpman, who is well known for his friendship toward Israel is also chairman of the Denmark-German Democratic Republic Friendship Association.
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