ISRAEL READY TO SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH ARMENIA ON MINIMIZATION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
ArmInfo
2009-02-12 14:34:00
ArmInfo. Today, Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sarkisyan received the
newly appointed Ambassador of Israel to Armenia Shemi Tsur, the press
release, received by ArmInfo from the governmental press service says.
The Armenian PM has congratulated the ambassador on appointment and
expressed hope that Shemi Tsur will contribute to further development
and tightening of the Armenian- Israeli relations. T.
Sarkisyan and S. Tsur said during the meeting that bilateral relations
of Armenia and Israel enter a new development stage, new political
and economic relations are formed between the two countries backed by
all the required conditions. Touching on the prospect of tightening
of the trade relations between Armenia and Israel, the prime minister
emphasized importance of activating cooperation in diamond cutting,
agriculture, healthcare and other spheres, using of the Israeli
experience in these spheres, as well as importance of assistance
to the new initiatives. Shemi Tsur said that thanks to a number of
measures Israel succeeded to minimize the influence of the global
financial and economic crisis so far. He added that Israel is ready to
share this experience with Armenia. T. Sarkisyan has taken interest
in the internal political situation in the country, in particular,
the results of the Knesset election. The parties also mentioned the
discussions of the Resolution on recognition of the Armenian Genocide
submitted to Knesset in 2008 and possibilities of its adoption. At
request of the ambassador, the PM introduced the official viewpoint
of Armenia on interrelations with the regional countries, including
direct neighbours.