Israel seeks to boost friendly ties with Turkmenistan
Israel wants to strengthen friendly relations with Turkmenistan,
said in a public letter of Israeli President Shimon Peres to
President of Turkmenistan Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.
"Keeping the relations of friendship and mutual understanding
existing between Turkmenistan and the State of Israel, seeking to
strengthen and further develop the friendly relations, I have
decided to appoint Mr Shemi Tzur as Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary Ambassador," said in the letter.
According to the president, character and ability of Shemi Tzur
give confidence in the fact that in carrying out its mission he
would be able to justify the trust exerted to him.
According to the Turkmen government, Israeli diplomat arrived in
Ashgabat yesterday presented his credentials to the President of
Turkmenistan and handed his country's leadership an invitation to
visit Israel.
The sides discussed prospects of cooperation in the fields of
economics, business, energy, tourism, education, and water
management, as well as in the cultural field.