Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel Zehavit Ben-Hillel, Dunyo IA reports.

Accepting the credentials, Kamilov congratulated the Ambassador on starting her mission in Uzbekistan and wished success.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of bilateral relations and prospects for their further development. 

The sides confirmed their mutual interest in realizing the existing significant potential for expanding cooperation in political, trade-economic, investment, cultural-humanitarian and other spheres.

Special attention was paid to the organization of inter-MFA consultations in the fourth quarter of this year via videoconference.

Prior to her current appointment to Uzbekistan, Zehavit Ben-Hillel served as the Head of the Public Relations Department at the Foreign Ministry of Israel.