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Yerevan-Tehran Cooperation Poses No Setback for Ties Between Armenia,
Israel - Nalbandian



YEREVAN, November 11 (Sputnik) - The cooperation between Yerevan and
Tehran poses no obstacles to the bilateral relations between Armenia
and Israel, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said.

"I don’t think this is an obstacle in our bilateral relations with
Israel as the relations of Israel with any neighbouring country of
Armenia is not an obstacle," Nalbandian said in an interview with the
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, issued on the Foreign
Ministry's website.

Nalbandian added that Iran and Armenia have established good relations
and cooperate in multiple areas. Commenting on the issue of reciprocal
opening of embassies by Israel and Armenia, the foreign minister said
that Yerevan would immediately follow Israel's example.

"Our position was very clear: as soon as Israel will open an embassy
in Armenia, we will reciprocate and open an Embassy in Israel,"
Nalbandian told the broadcaster.

On November 6-7, Nalbandian paid an official visit to Israel at the
invitation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The relations between Israel and Iran have been strained since the
Iranian Revolution in the late 1970s. The ties are overshadowed by a
number of issues, including Tehran's nuclear and missile programs
accompanied by controversial anti-Israeli statements made by
high-ranking Iranian officials, such as former Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.