The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has clarified that its strike in Ghana is not a local action targeted at Ghanaians but a worldwide action.
It said the strike is due to internal issues relating to their budgetary allocations from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israel’s Ministry of Finance.
The Embassy in a statement on Wednesday said, “Due to the decision of the Israeli Ministry of Finance to breach understandings that were agreed upon and signed by the Director General of the Ministry of Finance on July 21, 2019, and to apply a one-sided procedure that alters a protocol that has been in place for several decades, we are forced to close the diplomat mission,” read a statement.
“No consular services will be provided and no one will be allowed to enter the Embassy/Consulate,” the statement added.
Since the circulation of the release, there have been suggestions that the decision related to some form of diplomatic row between Ghana and Israel.
But the Embassy in another statement said it will “continue to give services and resume its diplomatic activities in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone once the internal difficulties are resolved.”
Read the full statement by the Embassy of Israel below:
The Embassy of Israel in Accra would like to clarify that, the embassy has had to suspend all its daily diplomatic activities such as consular services, meetings and events, as of Wednesday 30 October 2019, due to internal budgetary issues between the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Israel’s Ministry of Finance.
This strike action is being carried out by all Israeli Missions abroad.
Israel and Ghana have good and long-lasting relations, that hopefully will last until the end of days.
The Embassy will continue to give services and resume its diplomatic activities in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone once the internal difficulties are resolved.
Thank you!
