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POLITICAL DIRECTOR OF THE ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY VISITS THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM
Mediamax
Aug 23, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The regular round of Armenian-Israeli political
consultations co-chaired by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia
Arman Kirakosyan and Political Director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry
Pinchas Avivi was held in Yerevan on August 22-23.
The consultations focused on issues related to Armenia-Israel
cooperation and developments in the regions of Near East and Southern
Caucasus.
The Israeli delegation visited the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and
met with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second today. Then the
delegation members visited the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial.
Mediamax notes that in July Arman Kirakosyan~Rs Israeli counterpart
Danny Ayalon told him in a telephone conversation that ~SIsraelis
feel ~Sspecial sensitivity~T regarding the Armenian tragedy~T.
In the recent exclusive interview to Mediamax, Ambassador of Israel
to Armenia Shmuel Meirom said:
~SIsrael always said that it acknowledged the mass murders of Armenians
during the World War I. The State of Israel never denied these
terrible events; on the contrary, we understand the immense emotion
connected with this matter, considering the high number of victims
and the terrible suffering which the Armenian people endured. But
unfortunately over the years it became a political issue. And since
it has become a political issue Israel does not wish to determine
conventions as to what exactly occurred for they in effect would
support the political positions of one side or the other. We said
that the best thing is that Armenia and Turkey discuss this between
them and have a solution of this problem.~T
The full text of Shmuel Meirom~Rs interview is available here:
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/interviews/1660/.
Mediamax
Aug 23, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The regular round of Armenian-Israeli political
consultations co-chaired by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia
Arman Kirakosyan and Political Director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry
Pinchas Avivi was held in Yerevan on August 22-23.
The consultations focused on issues related to Armenia-Israel
cooperation and developments in the regions of Near East and Southern
Caucasus.
The Israeli delegation visited the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and
met with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second today. Then the
delegation members visited the Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial.
Mediamax notes that in July Arman Kirakosyan~Rs Israeli counterpart
Danny Ayalon told him in a telephone conversation that ~SIsraelis
feel ~Sspecial sensitivity~T regarding the Armenian tragedy~T.
In the recent exclusive interview to Mediamax, Ambassador of Israel
to Armenia Shmuel Meirom said:
~SIsrael always said that it acknowledged the mass murders of Armenians
during the World War I. The State of Israel never denied these
terrible events; on the contrary, we understand the immense emotion
connected with this matter, considering the high number of victims
and the terrible suffering which the Armenian people endured. But
unfortunately over the years it became a political issue. And since
it has become a political issue Israel does not wish to determine
conventions as to what exactly occurred for they in effect would
support the political positions of one side or the other. We said
that the best thing is that Armenia and Turkey discuss this between
them and have a solution of this problem.~T
The full text of Shmuel Meirom~Rs interview is available here:
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/interviews/1660/.