Armenia, Israel vow to develop 'friendly ties'![]() July 26, 2017 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Israel will further develop friendly relations, foreign ministers of both countries agreed at a meeting in Yerevan on Tuesday, July 25. At the meeting, Armenian foreign policy chief Edward Nalbandian and his Israeli counterpart Tzachi Hanegbi discussed bilateral relations, as well as urgent regional and international problems. Also, the diplomats weighed in on the steps aimed at the deepening of trade and economic relations and agreed to make full use of the tourism potential that both countries possess. At the end of the meeting, Nalbandian detailed Hanegbi on the recent developments surrounding the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as Armenia and the OSCE Minsk Group's efforts to put the peaceful negotiations back on track. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |