New Israeli ambassador presents credentials to President

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Israel's newly-appointed
ambassador Alon Ushpiz on Friday presented his credentials to
President Pratibha Patil and said he looked forward to
developing the "important relationship" between India and his
country.
Before his current posting, Ushpiz, who has studied
International Relations and Japan Studies at Hebrew University
in Jerusalem, has served as Minister for Congressional Affairs
at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, a release from the
Israeli embassy said here.
"I am extremely excited to serve as the Sixth Ambassador
of Israel to the Republic of India. Next year we will be
celebrating 20 years of a burgeoning and multi-faceted
diplomatic relationship. Israel and India share a wide range
of values, interests and challenges," Ushpiz said after
presenting his letter of Credence to the President.
"Our cooperation in agriculture, high tech, science,
education and much more has proven to be tremendously
beneficial to the people of both nations and I look forward to
further develop this important relationship," the Israeli
envoy said.