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Israeli embassy opens near Turkmenistan's Iran border

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen opened the nation's Turkmen embassy on Thursday, located just 16 miles from the Iranian border in the Central Asian nation's capital, Ashgabat.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Thursday opened the country's permanent embassy in Turkmenistan and said the move will strengthen Israel's position in Central Asia.

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Cohen, in the first visit by an Israeli top diplomat since 1994, met with Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov.

"Ties with Turkmenistan have great importance for security and diplomacy, and the visit will strengthen Israel’s place in the region," Cohen said on Twitter.

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Opening the permanent diplomatic mission in the capital Ashgabat, about 25 kilometers from the Iranian border, gives Israel its third embassy in former Soviet Central Asia, after Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Turkmenistan, which holds vast natural gas reserves, maintains a firmly neutral foreign policy. It has remained largely isolated under autocratic rulers since independence after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

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