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| Israel's Ambassador to Tonga, HE Shemi Tzur |
By Tevita Motulalo
ISRAEL’S Ambassador accredited to Tonga, HE Mr. Shemi Tzur says he will return to Tonga next week with the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament or Knesset, Reuven Rivlin, on a first official tour of Tonga.
“I am coming back next week with something very, very important with the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament visiting officially Tonga,” revealed Tzur in an exclusive interview with Tonga Chronicle last week.
It will be the first official tour of Tonga by an Israeli Speaker of Parliament, and for Rivlin. He will be the highest official of the Israeli government to ever visit Tonga.
Tonga and Israel are very close friends, according Tzur, and the last King, Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, solidified the relationship, and even the present monarch in their frequent visits to Israel.
Tzur is Israel’s Ambassador to New Zealand, now also accredited to Cook Is, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
He arrived Monday last week and presented his credentials to His Majesty, and met senior officials of the Tongan government including the Speaker of Parliament Lord Lasike, Deputy Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu, and Health Minister Hon. ‘Uliti Uata.
Speaking to the Tonga Chronicle, Tzur says Israel and Tonga are natural friends with huge prospects in development cooperation, specifically in the areas of health, agriculture, and energy.
“I am coming back next week with something very, very important with the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament visiting officially Tonga,” revealed Tzur in an exclusive interview with Tonga Chronicle last week.
It will be the first official tour of Tonga by an Israeli Speaker of Parliament, and for Rivlin. He will be the highest official of the Israeli government to ever visit Tonga.
Tonga and Israel are very close friends, according Tzur, and the last King, Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, solidified the relationship, and even the present monarch in their frequent visits to Israel.
Tzur is Israel’s Ambassador to New Zealand, now also accredited to Cook Is, Niue, Samoa, and Tonga.
He arrived Monday last week and presented his credentials to His Majesty, and met senior officials of the Tongan government including the Speaker of Parliament Lord Lasike, Deputy Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu, and Health Minister Hon. ‘Uliti Uata.
Speaking to the Tonga Chronicle, Tzur says Israel and Tonga are natural friends with huge prospects in development cooperation, specifically in the areas of health, agriculture, and energy.
