Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas met in New York with the executive director of the Global Jewish Advocacy organization (AJC), David Harris to discuss international politics and various issues related to Dominicans living in the United States. A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Relations highlights that Harris spoke of the interest of the AJC in establishing mechanisms to strengthen friendship ties with the Dominican people and the Jewish community in the country. The Dominican Republic is part of Jewish history worldwide for hosting Jewish refugees during the World War II in the Puerto Plata community of Sosúa.
Vargas took advantage of his stopover in New York to participate in Dominican Week in the United States to meet with Harris.
AJC describes itself as the premier global advocacy organization, and on its agenda is the advancing of the well-being of Israel, combating anti-Semitism, monitoring the condition of Jewish communities, and promoting intergroup and interreligious understanding.
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Ministry of Foreign Relations
8 May 2017
