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Jerusalem, Dec 15 (EFE), (Camera: Pablo Duer).- The Brazilian Agency for Export and Investment Promotion (APEX) today opened an office in Jerusalem with the presence of President Jair Bolsonaro's son, who reiterated the controversial will of the Brazilian government to move its embassy to that city and recognize it as Israeli capital.FOOTAGE OF THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMERCIAL OFFICE IN JERUSALEM AND SOUNDBITESTRANSLATIONS: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister:"We have no better friends than the people and the government of Brazil and I want them to know that they have no better friends than the people and the government of Israel. So welcome friend, this is a great day for our friendship."Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Jair Bolsonaro, president of Brazil:"And he told me that for sure, as he promised, he will move the embassy to Jerusalem. We are studying carefully, because we don't want to do as other countries did, which later went backwards, we want the transfer to Jerusalem not only to be for Brazil but to be an example for the rest of Latin America."
During a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirms that Brazil will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, with only the date of the transfer to be decided. SOUNDBITE
Brazil will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro says on Twitter, making the Latin American giant the largest country after the United States to make the controversial switch. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says that the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem will probably not take place for at least two years. SOUNDBITE
Israeli lawmakers are seen in the Knesset plenum ahead of a key vote on the government's controversial judicial reform bill. IMAGES
Tel Aviv (Israel), Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Abir Sultan) The United Arab Emirates inaugurated its embassy in Israel, located in Tel Aviv, on Wednesday, marking a major milestone towards the normalization of relations between both nations. The event took place just two weeks after an Israeli diplomatic mission officially opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi.FOOTAGE OF THE INAUGURATION.