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Israel's Tourism Ministry closed its office in Kiev and is reconsidering allowing Ukrainian citizens to visit without a visa.Olga Savenkova, representative of the Ministry of Tourism in Ukraine, announced last week in Kiev that the Israeli Tourism Ministry office in Kiev would close as of July 1, in the wake of the world economic crisis and resulting decreased number of tourists from Ukraine.

Israel closes tourism office in Kiev