Reception of the Embassy of Israel in Latvia
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On the 13th May reception of the Embassy of Israel in Latvia marking the 66th anniversary of Independence proclamation of the state of Israel took place in the Latvian Society House in Riga.
At the reception the Ambassador of Israel in Latvia Mrs Hagit Ben-Yaakov congratulated everyone, wished welfare and prosperity to the people of Latvia and Israel.![Henning Simon, Chariklea Peri, Ladislav Babcan, Valer Palkovits, Robert Eberwein, Aleksandr Samokhin](https://www.dec.lv/st/data/upimages/israel141.jpg)
There were songs of Israeli composers, which sang Vlad Shulman, Ints Tetrerovskis and the choir «Balsis» .
Counsellor of the Embassy of Germany Mr.Henning Simon, Counsellor of the Embassy of Greece Ms Chariklea Peri , Counsellor of the Embassy of Slovakia Mr. Ladislav Babčan , Counsellor of the Embassy of Austria Robert Eberwein , Consul of the Embassy of Hungary Valer Palkovits, Aleksandr Samohin
![Reception of the Embassy of Israel, Counsellor of the Embassy of Belgium Mr. Andre Villers](https://www.dec.lv/st/data/upimages/israel143.jpg)
Counsellor of the Embassy of Belgium Andre Villers
![Reception of the Embassy of Israel, Ambassador of the Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands in Latvia Hendrik G.C. van den Dool and the Ambassador of Ireland Aidan Kirwan](https://www.dec.lv/st/data/upimages/israel144.jpg)
Ambassador of the Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands in Latvia Hendrik G.C. van den Dool and the Ambassador of Ireland Aidan Kirwan