A spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that Foreign Minister David Lavy saw no reason for him to attend such a meeting since the refugee issue was to be discussed in committees, not on the ministerial level.
以色列外交部发言人说，外交部长戴维·利维认为他没有理由参加此种会议，因为难民问题将在各委员会讨论，而不是在部长一级讨论。