Israel is reportedly set to normalize relations with Indonesia following months of secret talks between the two countries and an economic organization.
Israeli news publication Ynet reported that the talks, which happened over three months, ended with an agreement that Indonesia would establish official relations with Israel in exchange for Israel ending its opposition to Indonesia joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which has 38 member nations.
The process is expected to play out in a process that will take over two years, the report said.
OECD Secretary-General Matthias Korman said in a recent letter to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz that if Indonesia wanted to join the OECD that all existing member nations, including Israel, would have to agree to it. According to a translation of the report, Indonesia’s acceptance would only happen under the…
