Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has appointed the South Caucasus nation's first ambassador to Israel. Muxtar Mammadov was named Azerbaijani Ambassador to Israel on January 11. Since Azerbaijan gained independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Israel has had an Ambassador in Baku, while the decision to open Azerbaijan's Embassy in Israel was officially made in Azerbaijan in November. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service, click here.
First Azerbaijani Ambassador To Israel Appointed By Aliyev
Muxtar Mammadov was named Azerbaijani Ambassador to Israel on January 11. (file photo)