Israel appoints first-ever envoy to Lithuania

Israel’s first ambassador to Lithuania presented his credentials to President Dalia Grybauskaitė yesterday.

Following a short ceremony, Ambassador Amir Maymon and his embassy staff went to lay a wreath in the forest of Ponary, where during World War II more than 80,000 people were killed, including some 70,000 Jews.

Israel's ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maymon visit a memroial for victims of the Ponary Forest Massacre, in Lithuania, February 4, 2015. (photo credit: Foreign Ministry)
Israel’s ambassador to Lithuania Amir Maymon visit a memroial for victims of the Ponary Forest Massacre, in Lithuania, February 4, 2015. (photo credit: Foreign Ministry)

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