Israel has not reacted to the recent statement by Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian, who had approved Tehran’s right to further peaceful nuclear developments. A diplomat has told VK that Israel maintains sustainable and friendly ties with Armenia. Armenia has attempted to improve relations with Israel on many occasions, but its relations with Iran were an obstacle.
Israeli Minister for Agriculture Orit Noked visited Yerevan in April. She became the first Israeli governmental official to visit Armenia since establishment of diplomatic ties with Yerevan. The agenda of her visit included a visit to the memorial of victims of the 1915 Genocide, although Israel does not recognize it as genocide.
Noked’s visit is considered a new benchmark in Israeli-Armenian relations, although no progress is expected in the near future.
Peter Lyukimson, Israel, exclusively for VK
