Israeli Foreign Minister: "The issue why the Azerbaijani embassy does not open in Israel should be addressed to the Azerbaijani government"

- Israel regards Azerbaijan as one of the important strategic partners in the region and plans to develop the trade and economic ties with it in most spheres, especially in fuel. Do you think Israel strongly needs a Moslem state - Azerbaijan?

- Israel and Azerbaijan maintain friendly relations. Azerbaijan is a peace-loving modern Moslem state and Israel considers it important to maintain good and friendly relations with it.

- How do you assess the Azerbaijani-Israeli relations?

- Azerbaijan and Israel have developed commercial ties, especially in the energy sphere. We are glad to see that these relations are developing and we hope that this will further continue.

- Is there any progress in the work of the Jewish Eurasian council, which was ready to support Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh issue in the US congress?

- Israel is watching the continuing dispute on Nagorno Karabakh with regret. Israel maintains friendly relations with both countries and hopes for the peaceful resolution of the conflict. We welcome the resumption of talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia and are ready to see the achievements of the past few weeks, which proves possible progress in the process of peaceful settlement.

- As is known, Azerbaijan has definite doubts about opening a representative office in Israel. Yet, these doubts seemed not to prevent our country from signing the defense contracts for hundreds millions of dollars with Israel? How can you explain these discrepancies? How can Iran treat this event?

- Israel is for opening the Azerbaijani embassy in Israel and it would be glad to welcome the Azerbaijani ambassador to Israel. At the same time, the issue, why the Azerbaijani embassy does not open in Israel should be addressed to the Azerbaijani government.

- Gaarets newspaper announced that the Israeli defense ministry signed a number of contracts with the Azerbaijani government on supply of technique and ammunitions for several hundreds millions of dollars. Is it possible to say that relations between the two countries become not only diplomatic but also military strategic?

- Israel does not provide information about military and defense issues, related to deals.

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