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Israeli president says his country not to play active part in Syria

Xinhua, October 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

After met Czech Senate representatives, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said on Wednesday that Israel is not going to get involved in the situation in Syria actively, but it is concerned about the developments in the country.

Rivlin discussed the Middle East situation, including fighting against the Islamic State with Czech Senate representatives, said Senate press secretary Eva Davidova.

Rivlin said that Israel does not want to enter into solution in Syria actively, because "the world is tired of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and can not understand why a world's powerful country like Israel could not end the conflict yet."

Rivlin, who arrived in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, met Czech President Milos Zeman on Wednesday. They discussed the development of bilateral trade between their countries. Zeman expressed his personal support for Israel, he said he will take this stance until the end of his tenure as president.

On Thursday, Rivlin will meet Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and pay tribute to World War II victims in Terezin, north Bohemia, where the Nazis established a prison and a ghetto during the war. Endit