ARMENIAN PRESIDENT STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF ARMENIAN-ISRAELI COOPERATION IN DIFFERENT SPHERES

ARMENPRESS
Feb 13, 2009

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, ARMENPRESS: Newly appointed Israeli ambassador
to Armenia Shemi Tsur handed today his credentials to the Armenian
President Serzh Sargsian.

Presidential press service told Armenpress that the President of the
republic expressed gratification on the present level of the political
dialogue between the two countries and congratulated the ambassador
on the parliamentary elections which took place lately in Israel
expressing confidence that the Armenian-Israeli friendly relations
which have a rich tradition will continue to develop in the same way.

Serzh Sargsian stressed the importance of further enhancement of
relations in different levels and spheres, including the in different
international organizations, and stressed the existence of all the
prerequisites important for that.

The official ceremony of handing credentials was followed by the face
to face talk during which the diplomat noted that it is a great honor
for him to be the ambassador of Israel to Armenia and that he will
exert all possible efforts to enhance the further cooperation between
the two states and develop the further relations with the two peoples.

During the meeting the Armenian president and Israeli ambassador
exchanged thoughts on the regulation of Middle East situation, the
negotiation process over Karabakh conflict and the Armenian-Turkish
dialogue.

Ambassador Shemi Tsur greeted the current Armenian-Turkish dialogue
and expressed hope on the regulation of relations.

Considering the military regulation of the conflicts inadmissible the
interlocutors emphasized that the regulation of the existing issues
through peaceful negotiations has no alternative and that the peace
and stability are the values that can present many advantages to all
the nations.