The announcement was made Tuesday by foreign ministry, which
bade farewell to him via a Facebook post.
Meir, who had taken part in peace talks with Egypt in the
late 1970s and was also deputy head of mission in London, left
good memories of positive bilateral relations with Italy and the
Jewish community there.
Before retiring, Meir was also ministry advisor for
inter-religious affairs.
I was saddened to learn of Gideon s premature death,
Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said, adding that he was a highly esteemed and experienced diplomat .
Former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman also expressed his
condolences, calling Meir a true friend .