Slovenia imposes arms embargo on Israel

ATHENS (Reuters) -Slovenia on Thursday imposed an embargo on exports, imports and transit of arms to Israel, two weeks after it declared Israeli ministers persona non grata, the state news agency STA reported citing a government statement.

The measure was announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob after a government session. Golob said that Slovenia was the first European country to make such a move, STA reported.

Slovenia recognised a Palestinian state in June last year and has since repeatedly…