Official Visit to Samoa

 First Official Visit to Samoa

  •   Ambassador Ran Yaakoby Makes First Official Visit to Samoa
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    During his time in Samoa, H.E. Ambassador Ran Yaakoby was honoured to meet with Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Samoa and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, as well as Ministers of Communication and Information Technology, Health, and Women, Community and Social Development and other members of government.

    Israel and Samoa share a strong relationship and are committed to continuing collaboration in areas of mutual interest such as in sustainable development, public health and climate change. Israel is committed to sharing its knowledge with Samoa in innovation, including in fields such as agritech, medtech, foodsecurity, watermanagement, education, green energy and cyber technology.

    “We look forward to enjoying even closer ties with Samoa following the visa waiver agreement entering into force on July 6 2023. We would like to thank the Samoan Government and the people of Samoa for their warm welcome and for a highly successful visit. We look forward to continuing to work closely with Samoa with plans to visit again soon.” – Ambassador Ran Yaakoby


    Photo Credit: Leota Marc Membrere and Eirenei Ariu (Government of Samoa and Savali Newspaper)