Israeli envoy seeks to build ties with Cebu

THE Israeli government wants to share their knowledge on agriculture and education through scholarships for Cebuano students.

Menashe Bar-on, the newly installed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Philippines, paid a courtesy call to Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia yesterday.

He told reporters that they always want to share their knowledge to other countries especially on agriculture and education.

He said 400 Filipinos travel to Israel to study agriculture and more than half of them stay for a year.

Bar-on said they want to share the best practices of their country in agriculture especially on vegetable production to improve the quality and volume of the products.

Garcia said Bar-on’s visit further strengthened the ties between Cebu and Israel.

Last year, Cebu signed a sisterhood agreement with Reshon Lezion, the fourth biggest city of Israel.

Bar-on is also studying the proposal of his predecessor to hold skills training for Cebu policemen on security and counterterrorism.

Garcia said the training will surely help Cebu maintain its good peace and order situation.