Peter Lyukimson, Israel. Exclusively to Vestnik Kavkaza
Yesterday, the foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov completed his visit to Israel. The final accord of the visit was a meeting of the head of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu. The foreign minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin took part in the meeting as well.
Elmar Mammadyarov expressed gratitude to Israel for effective cooperation in the sphere of development of water household of Azerbaijan and for effective cooperation in other branches. The head of the Foreign Ministry also noted that there was a serious potential for development of cooperation between countries in the sphere of TV-communications and tourism. Moreover, Azerbaijan would like to study Israeli experience in public diplomacy, which is very important for Baku in the context of a permanent information war.
Israeli Premier stated that Israel was interested in development of cooperation and continuation of the dialogue with Azerbaijan in all spheres. Netanyahu and Elkin didn’t hide that Israel is very interested in Azerbaijan as a member of the Islamic Cooperation Organization – according to them, Azerbaijan can be a mediator in establishing friendship and cooperation with the Islamic world, and Israel is striving for this so much.
Of course, a significant part of the meeting took place behind closed doors, and not all details are publicly covered. “We are very glad that this important historic visit took place. This meeting will lead to launching our relations into a new level, and we will significantly extend current cooperation. I am sure that in the future Azerbaijan can become a popular destination for Israeli tourists,” Ze’ev Elkin said.
