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  Swedish FM cancels Israel trip amid 'organ' row
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Last EditedJason  Sep 26, 2009 05:11am
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News DateSunday, September 6, 2009 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionSwedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt abruptly cancelled a trip to Israel this week, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Sunday amid raised tensions over a controversial newspaper article.

Bildt postponed his Thursday visit after reports that Israeli hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had considered refusing to meet with him, according to a statement from the ministry that was reported in the Israeli media.

But an Israeli ministry spokesperson told AFP that the visit was cancelled over the weekend due to “a problem of timing."

The Swedish Foreign Ministry could not confirm the cancellation and Bildt’s office did not return Al Arabiya’s request for comment.
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