Israeli President Shimon Peres said that Israel and Armenia had potential for activation of economic and cultural exchange, News Armenia reports.
Peres believes that both nations have a lot in common. Both of them are very old nations with their own culture and language, both were persecuted and have a large diaspora.
Up to 3,000 Jews live in Armenia. The largest Jewish organization in Armenia is the Jewish Community of Armenia chaired by Rimma Varzhapetyan-Feller, a member of the General Council of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress. Yerevan has only one synagogue.
