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A memorial of the late President Shimon Peres was unveiled Thursday in the Albanian capital, Tirana, a sign of friendship between Israel and the predominantly Muslim country.
The Star of David carved to the effigy of the Israeli ruler was consecrated nearly two years after the death of Peres, and was the initiative of Israeli Deputy Ambbadador Yuval Fischer .
Fischer called the monument "a tribute to the great friendship between these two countries."
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Yoni Peres, the son of the former president, attended the ceremony.
"Tirana is a beautiful city, and people are warm and loving," he said. "It was a moving experience."
Diplomatic relations were formally established between Albania and Israel in 1991, and in 1994, Peres became the first Israeli leader to make a state visit to Tirana.
Peres, the last founder of Israel Fathers, died in September 2016 at the age of 93 years.
During a seven-decade career, the Israeli statesman and one of the country's most admired symbols occupied virtually every senior political post, including two positions of prime minister. extended terms as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Finance. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his work in concluding an interim peace agreement with the Palestinians.
A long time divisive political personality, Peres eventually became one of the most popular public figures of Israel in his later years. fbAsyncInit = function () {
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