(JNS) Russia plans to establish a consular office in Israel’s capital that will act as a branch office of its Tel Aviv embassy, according to an official statement released on Friday.
The move will solve a long-running dispute over a plot of land in Jerusalem purchased by Russia in 1885, located today on the corner of King George and Ma’alot streets.
According to a compromise agreement reached on May 18, the Jerusalem Municipality will release its hold on the plot and all its claims on Russia for unpaid taxes and levies, according to Israel Hayom.
The city will also cancel its plan to expropriate part of the land for the Jerusalem light rail, and allow the Russians to register a 100-metre-long strip of land under their ownership for a road to the future diplomatic complex.
