Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen participated in the ceremony of opening the Israeli embassy in the capital of the Republic of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat. A solemn event took place on Thursday, April 20. It is noted that territorially this diplomatic mission has become the closest to the border with Iran: the distance from the embassy to the Turkmen-Iranian border is only 17 km.

The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress welcomes this step. The opening of the embassy of the Jewish state in Ashgabat is a testimony to a significant improvement in relations between Israel and Muslim countries in the Central Asian region.

Earlier, the head of Israeli diplomacy also made a visit to Azerbaijan. The Israeli delegation met in Baku with President Ilham Aliyev. The conversation was devoted to issues of strengthening political alliance between Israel and Azerbaijan, partnership in defense, regional security and counter-terrorism, as well as further development of economic and tourist ties between the two countries.

The talks took place shortly after the opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tel Aviv, which also received great support from Congress leaders.

Photo: Shlomi Amsalem, GPO