Yair Lapid told his Slovenian counterpart on Monday that it's time for the European Union to revive the EU-Israel Association Council.
Rescuers tried to pull people from the rubble of collapsed buildings, television footage showed, and army troops were sent in to help.
Netanyahu's remarks in his first-ever meeting with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša fits with his longstanding strategy to foster relations with Central and Eastern European countries.
The EU, of which Slovenia is a member, bans only the “military wing” of Hezbollah, allowing its “political wing” to operate in Europe.
“Slovenia has tamed the epidemic over the past two months... Today Slovenia has the best epidemiologic picture in Europe,” Prime Minister Janez Jansa told parliament earlier on Thursday.
“We were shocked and deeply concerned to learn about the decision,” the JCC’s director, Robert Waltl, wrote.
In welcoming the new Lithuanian ambassador, Rivlin explained that his family roots were in Lithuania, which he had visited as Speaker of the Knesset.