Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to leave for Germany Monday, accompanied by six ministers, including Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and members of her cabinet. Israeli media reported Sunday that the discussions will include Iran's nuclear ambitions, attempts to resume negotiations with the Palestinians, and Germany's mediation to being about a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli visit follows on from last year, when Merkel and members of her cabinet visited the Jewish state, held a joint cabinet meeting with the Israeli counterparts, and signed a bilateral agreement, in which they resolved to intensify military, as well as political, cultural and economic cooperation.
They also agreed to hold similar ministerial consultations on a regular basis.
Israel and Germany established diplomatic ties in 1965 after years of negotiations that included reparations for Jewish property lost and looted during the Holocaust.
Israel currently regards Germany as its closet ally in Europe.
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