Anna Azari was appointed Israeli ambassador to Russia. Azari will take up her post in November. A native of Lithuania, Azari immigrated to Israel as a child in 1972 with her family. She served as ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova from 1999 to 2003, and was first secretary in Israel’s embassy in Moscow from 1995-1997.
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