ArmInfo. The emergence of a finally formed government in Israel and the opening of the Armenian Embassy are the key to enhancing relations between our countries.  Dr. Alexander Tzinker, co-chair of the Armenia-Israel international  public forum, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"In my opinion, the presence in Israel of a finally formed, and not  transitional, government will become one of the main factors for  intensifying relations with Armenia as I have expected. Last year I  told you in an interview that I did not expect much development of  relations between our countries before the end of the elections and,  most importantly, the final formation of the Israeli government. This  period is finally over and now it will be much easier for our  diplomats and parliamentarians to establish contacts, "he stressed.

Israel was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic  relations with Armenia. The diplomatic relations between Armenia and  Israel were established in April 1992, however, neither the Armenian  ambassador in Israel nor the Israeli one in Armenia had residences in  the countries of accreditation. In September 2019, the Armenian  government decided to transfer the residence of the Armenian  diplomatic mission from Yerevan to Tel Aviv. The corresponding decree  was signed by the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on February  25, 2020.

Noting that the coronavirus pandemic prevented the opening of the  Armenian embassy in Tel Aviv, scheduled for May, Tzinker expressed  confidence that the embassy would open after quarantine in Israel was  completed. According to his forecasts, inter-parliamentary diplomacy  has played a significant role in the development of relations.  According to Tzinker, this issue is already under discussion.

"The process of deepening and developing relations between our  countries is developing steadily, a lot of effort is being made in  this direction, moreover these efforts are bilateral. I think that  after the opening of the Armenian embassy in our country, it will  become a venue for important meetings to discuss new ideas in the  direction of developing cooperation between Armenia and Israel, "the  Israeli political scientist concluded.