Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is expected to leave soon for Turkmenistan, a totalitarian country in Asia, which has a long border with Iran.
Cohen will inaugurate in the capital Ashgabat, the permanent building of the Israeli embassy in the country.
It will be the closest official Israeli mission to the Iranian border, only about 20 km away.
Turkmenistan is a country where the majority of its inhabitants are Muslim.
It established relations with Israel close to its declaration of independence in 1991.
About 10 years ago, in light of the good relations between the countries, Israel opened a temporary embassy in Turkmenistan and it has been operating in a temporary structure until today.
Now the permanent building built especially for the embassy will be inaugurated.
He will join the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan, which also shares a border with Iran and operates an Israeli embassy there.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Over the years, high-level visits have taken place between Israel and Turkmenistan and agreements have been signed for cooperation in the political, economic and energy fields.
Recently, there has been progress in the cooperation between Israel and Turkmenistan in the fields of health and cyber defense.
Cohen's visit to the country and the inauguration of the embassy were intended to send a message to Iran that Israel is present in the region.
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told "Israel Today" that "the relations between Israel and Turkmenistan are important and strategic and are part of the activity to strengthen relations with the entire region. We will continue to promote the economic cooperation between the countries, among other things in the fields of health and cyber defense. The inauguration of the embassy building is another sign To strengthen the relationship between Israel and Turkmenistan and to mark the thirty-year anniversary of the establishment of relations between the countries."
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