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OAS Secretary General Met with the Director of the Training Department of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation

  November 3, 2014

OAS Secretary General Met with the Director of the Training Department of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation
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The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, met with the Director of Training Department of Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV), Ambassador Mattanya Cohen, with whom he discussed possible ways to expand cooperation between the country and the hemispheric Organization.

At the meeting, held at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC, the two revised the priority issues for the OAS and to which Israel, under its triennial international cooperation policies, can significantly contribute. As part of the meeting, Ambassador Mattanya reiterated his country's commitment to the mission and work of the OAS and to Latin America and the Caribbean, and reaffirmed his commitment of continuing to support the institution on issues related to education, democracy, security, development, entrepreneurship and electoral observation. The two officials also discussed the possibility of using forums such as the Pacific Alliance, where Israel was recently accepted as an observer country, as platforms to continue strengthening ties with the countries of the Hemisphere, specifically in the economic and trade fields.

Israel was among the first countries to become an observer to the OAS in 1972, and has since supported the Organization's programs related to capacity building, early education, environment, employment, gender equality, peace and electoral observation missions, youth entrepreneurship and anti-terrorism efforts, among other areas.

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

Reference: FNE-16259