Turkmenistan appoints envoys to Israel, Palestine

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Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has appointed the Turkmen Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Italy Berdimyrat Rejepov as the ambassador to Israel.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Saudi Arabia Orazmuhammet Charyyev has also been appointed as the envoy to Palestine.

It was earlier reported that Israel, which has vast experience in agriculture and irrigation, is ready to provide Turkmenistan with the experience in purification, desalination and rational use of water resources.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid an official visit to Turkmenistan on November 13-15, 2016. Bilateral documents were signed following the talks in Turkmenistan.

An agreement on economic cooperation and memorandums of understanding on cooperation in higher education and tourism were signed between the two countries’ governments.

Moreover, memorandums of understanding were signed between Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Economy and Development and Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency and between the two countries’ chambers of commerce and industry.