The government on Sunday approved the appointment of Amira Oron as Israel's ambassador to Cairo. Oron is the first woman to represent the Jewish state in Egypt, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
Previously stationed in Ankara, Turkey, Oron will succeed Ambassador David Govrin, who took office in 2016, but was recalled with his staff in 2017 for eight months due to unspecified security threats.
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The government has also confirmed the appointment of Bat Eden Kite as head of the Israeli Embassy in Turkmenistan, the statement added.
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"I welcome the appointment of the two ambassadors," Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said.
"They are experienced, professional, and valued diplomats and I am confident that they will advance bilateral relations between Israel and the countries to which they have been assigned," he added.
This article was originally published by i24NEWS.
