Envoy says Armenia rejected Israel's arms sales proposalJanuary 28, 2021 - 15:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian ambassador to Israel Armen Smbatyan has said Yerevan has rejected an arms sales proposal from Israel the same year it sold weapons to Azerbaijan. "Israel sold weapons to Azerbaijan the same year it offered arms to Armenia, we have refused," Aravot.am cited Smbatyan as saying on Wednesday, January 27. "They offered, we rejected. It was back in 2015." During the six-week war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh, Israeli-made weapons were used to target civilians as well. The Armenian side recalled its ambassador from Israel in the first week of hostilities, but Smbatyan described the decision as "a diplomatic step" and said he believes he will be getting back to work. The ambassador reminded that Azerbaijan has also used Russian, Turkish and Czech-made ammunition and maintained that Armenia should not focus on Israel's sales. "Israel is a powerful state, and we should do everything to established the best possible relations with that country. Believe me when I say that we share a lot of good stuff, such as our history. Our two nations can open a new page in the world," he said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |