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- ↑ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Peruvian Ambassador presents credentials to Israeli President". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) ,
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