Israel has signed an education agreement with Myanmar allowing each country to "mutually verify" how their histories are taught by the other.
Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely tweeted news of the agreement on Tuesday, writing, "Education agreement with Myanmar, continuing cooperation with our friends around the world."
The accord states that the two countries will "cooperate to develop programs for the teaching of the Holocaust and its lessons and the negative consequences of intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia as a part of the school curriculum in Myanmar."
Under the deal, both countries will encourage the development of joint educational projects and will encourage contacts and cooperation between academic institutions, schools and even preschools, as well as participation in conferences and training courses, educational and professional study tours.
The agreement also says the two countries will, "through their authorities, endeavor to mutually verify school textbooks, particularly passages referring to the history of the other state and, where needed, introduce corrections to these textbooks."
It also encourages the development of an Israeli and Jewish studies programs in Myanmar and a Myanmar studies program in Israel, as well as the teaching of each country's language in the other. A joint committee will be established to implement the agreement and will meet every three years.
Israel has similar agreements with other countries, especially involving Holocaust education in Europe.
The agreement comes as both countries face international criticism, Myanmar for its treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority and Israel for using live fire against Palestinian protesters across Gaza's border.
About 700,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state since last August, and U.S. and U.N. officials have accused Myanmar of "ethnic cleansing."
Since March 30, more than 110 Palestinians rioters been killed by Israeli fire, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
