Photo: President Herzog with Ambassador of of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Mr. Eustaquio Nseng Esono
New Ambassadors to Israel of Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, Georgia, Burundi, and Eswatini submitted their letters of credence to the President in Jerusalem this morning.
President Isaac Herzog this morning, Wednesday, received the diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors to Israel from Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, Georgia, Burundi, and Eswatini.
Welcoming Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Mr. Eustaquio Nseng Esono, President Hezog said, “I had a good conversation with your president, and I want to thank him and the government for supporting us at the African Union Summit. It was extremely important to Israel, extremely. We want to enhance the friendship between our countries. We can enhance dramatically the commerce, the business, the trade.”
Ambassador Esono thanked the President and said, “My President opposed radically the position to condemn Israel at the African Union, and proposed to create a commission to see for themselves instead of taking others’ opinions. This proposal was not adopted but there were others who joined us in opposing condemnation of Israel.”
Photo: President Herzog with Ambassador of Paraguay, H.E. Mr. Alejandro Rubin Cymerman
Next, the Ambassador of Paraguay, H.E. Mr. Alejandro Rubin Cymerman, presented his diplomatic credentials. The President welcomed him and said, “We appreciate and respect Paraguay for its friendship and for its achievements. You're also a brother of ours, representing the Jewish community of Paraguay, and I am honoured to have you here.”
Ambassador Cymerman thanked the President, and said, “For many years I was honorary consul of Israel, and now it is a great honor to represent my country here.”
Photo: President Herzog with Ambassador of Georgie, H.E. Mr. Zaza Kandelaki
Welcoming Ambassador of Georgie, H.E. Mr. Zaza Kandelaki, President Herzog said, “We have good relations between our countries, in trade, industry, and tourism. I believe there is a golden opportunity to double and triple the commerce between our nations.”
Ambassador Kandelaki said, “I want to express our unconditional support for Israel. This is the opinion of my government and of the Georgian people. We have a unique relationship which goes back centuries and it is a unique example for the whole world.”
Photo: President Herzog with Ambassador of Burundi, H.E. Mr. Willy Nyamitwe
Newly appointed Ambassador of Burundi, H.E. Mr. Willy Nyamitwe told the President, “I was very excited to come present my credentials and particularly to visit again in the holy city.”
The President spoke of the importance of Israel’s relations with nations across Africa, and told him, “We are very happy that we have such good relations with Burundi.”
Photo: President Herzog with Ambassador of Eswatini, H.E. Mr. Mahlaba Almon Mamba
Welcoming the new Ambassador of Eswatini, H.E. Mr. Mahlaba Almon Mamba, President Herzog reiterated, “We are very honoured to have this wonderful relationship. Eswatini is a great friend of Israel. Thank you for being with us in these most difficult times when we fight terror, and as we try to sustain our longstanding friendship with Africa. We believe in Africa. We love Africa. And we see it as a continent that is very close to our hearts.”
Ambassador Mamba said, “Our friendship goes back many years. We have very similar common interests in seeking global peace and working for dialogue.”
Attached photo credits: Maayan Toaff (GPO)
