During a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha presented Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with copies of 19th-century documents and birth certificates belonging to Sa'ar's Ukrainian ancestors. The gesture was initiated by Ukraine's ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, in collaboration with the justice minister and State Archives. Sa'ar's great-grandfather originated from the Zhytomyr region in northwestern Ukraine. The exchange highlights the personal and historical ties between the two countries.
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