Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday appointed Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi as Israeli Consulate General in Shanghai, China, subject to government approval.
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Lapid praised Zoabi as "having rich managerial experience and impressive and varied economic and public experience," according to The Jerusalem Post.
"I wish her luck and am certain she will lead the Israeli consulate in Shanghai to new and important achievements," Lapid stated.
"There is no dispute about China's importance and that of Shanghai, in particular, to the global economy. Our economic relations with China are an important engine of growth for Israel's economy and we should continue promoting them."
Kati Piasecki, a current member of the Bat Yam City Council, is expected to replace Rinawie Zoabi in the Knesset.
