The 69th anniversary of Israel’s independence was marked in Yerevan on July 26.
The ceremony was attended by heads of diplomatic missions, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Papikyan, lawmakers, representatives of the Jewish community in Armenia, as well as Israeli regional cooperation minister Tzachi Hanegbi.
Israel’s Ambassador to Armenia Eliyahu Yerushalmi noted that the visit of Minister Hanegbi and signing of several documents is an important move for significant improvement of relations between the countries especially now, when the countries mark 25th anniversary of establishment of bilateral ties.
Israeli minister, in turn, also noted that friendship between the Armenian and Israeli nations dates back to centuries. He recalled that the goal of his visit was to strengthen relations so that they could develop in the future.
According to him, during his visit he had signed three important bilateral agreements targeted at strengthening of economic relations with a focus on tourism and IT, News. am reported.
