The Guatemalan national lottery has dedicated this week's prize to the warm bilateral ties the Latin American nation enjoys with Israel.
About 100,000 Guatemalans who bought lottery tickets this week received a special edition ticket dedicated to "70 years of friendship and cooperation" and featuring a special logo issued by the Israeli Embassy in Guatemala to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
This marks the first time that the Guatemalan lottery has dedeicated its lottery tickets to a foreign country. Israeli Ambassador to Guatemala Matty Cohen, who came up with the idea, said the publicity would give the embassy access to new sectors in Guatemala.
The weekly draw is scheduled to take place this Sunday.
