(MENAFN) On The Czech Republic announced on Wednesday the reopening of its honorary consulate in the holy city of Jerusalem as President Milos Zeman reaffirmed his wish to move the Czech embassy to the city from Tel Aviv, Haartez reported.
"The Czech Republic has decided to open in May an honorary consulate in West Jerusalem, and before the end of the year a Czech center, also in West Jerusalem," the ministry said in a statement.
Opened in the early 1990s, the Czech honorary consulate in Jerusalem was closed in 2016 due to the death of the honorary consul, spokeswoman Michaela Lagronova told AFP.
President Zeman repeated Wednesday evening his desire to see his country's embassy transferred to Jerusalem.
Speaking at Prague Castle, he said he remembered discussing it with Benjamin Netanyahu, quoting the Israeli Prime Minister as saying: "If you do, I will give you my own house."
Zeman added: "By the way, I strongly refuse the accusation that we copy the United States of America. Contrary to that, the United States of America copied my proposal."
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