New Israeli Ambassador to Egypt David Govrin arrived in the Egyptian capital Sunday to begin his new mission, replacing the current Israeli ambassador of two years Haim Koren.

Govrin, who served in the Cairo embassy in the 1990s as first secretary, was named the new Israeli envoy to Egypt last February following Koren's request to return to Israel for "personal reasons" after only two years at the post.

According to media reports, the new 53-year-old ambassador served most recently as the head of the Jordan and Morocco desk at the Israeli foreign ministry.

Source: MENA