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I DON'T KNOW A JEW, WHO DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: ANNA AZARI
10:05, 20 June, 2014
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. The Deputy Director General of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Head of the Eurasia Department,
Ambassador Anna Azari arrived in Yerevan to participate in the
diplomatic and political consultations between the Foreign Ministries
of the two countries. In a conversation with "Armenpress", Anna Azari
introduced the agenda of the consultations and her assessment of the
Armenian-Israeli relations.
- You arrived in Armenia and held consultations with the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. It's known that the
issue of visa facilitation between the two countries has been under
discussion. What other issues have been discussed at the meeting?
- We tried to discuss a row of issues. We introduced the current
issues in the Near East from our perspective: the Armenian colleagues
introduced the regional issues. Soon we'll sign an agreement on the
contract without visa regime. First the agreement will be in force
for the diplomats. The second significant issue we were negotiating
about was the Customs Union's issue. Armenia will join the Customs
Union soon, and Israel has start negotiations on the cooperation
with that union. If we also sign it, it will give a new impetus to
our cooperation.
- Recently, the Israeli Parliament has elected a new President -
Reuven Rivlin, who had urged the Knesset to recognize the Armenian
Genocide for a number of times. Can we be hopeful that Israel will
join the countries recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide?
- I don't want to give you great hopes, because President Rivlin
has talked about the Armenian Genocide for a number of times and,
naturally, he will defend the bill on recognition, but anyway it's the
Prime Minister, not the Presidents, who decides important political
issues. I can say that you have a good friend in the political elite
of Israel. It's noteworthy that I don't know anyone, who does not
recognize the Armenian Genocide. But on the state level... The matter
is that we solve a row of strategic issues for the existence of the
state and we officially don't recognize and I don't see a hope in
coming future that Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide.
(THE FULL VERSION FO THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/766534/i-dont-know-a-jew-who-doesnt-recognize-armenian-genocide-anna-azari.html
Interview by Hasmik Harutyunyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/766534/i-dont-know-a-jew-who-doesnt-recognize-armenian-genocide-anna-azari.html
10:05, 20 June, 2014
YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. The Deputy Director General of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Head of the Eurasia Department,
Ambassador Anna Azari arrived in Yerevan to participate in the
diplomatic and political consultations between the Foreign Ministries
of the two countries. In a conversation with "Armenpress", Anna Azari
introduced the agenda of the consultations and her assessment of the
Armenian-Israeli relations.
- You arrived in Armenia and held consultations with the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia. It's known that the
issue of visa facilitation between the two countries has been under
discussion. What other issues have been discussed at the meeting?
- We tried to discuss a row of issues. We introduced the current
issues in the Near East from our perspective: the Armenian colleagues
introduced the regional issues. Soon we'll sign an agreement on the
contract without visa regime. First the agreement will be in force
for the diplomats. The second significant issue we were negotiating
about was the Customs Union's issue. Armenia will join the Customs
Union soon, and Israel has start negotiations on the cooperation
with that union. If we also sign it, it will give a new impetus to
our cooperation.
- Recently, the Israeli Parliament has elected a new President -
Reuven Rivlin, who had urged the Knesset to recognize the Armenian
Genocide for a number of times. Can we be hopeful that Israel will
join the countries recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide?
- I don't want to give you great hopes, because President Rivlin
has talked about the Armenian Genocide for a number of times and,
naturally, he will defend the bill on recognition, but anyway it's the
Prime Minister, not the Presidents, who decides important political
issues. I can say that you have a good friend in the political elite
of Israel. It's noteworthy that I don't know anyone, who does not
recognize the Armenian Genocide. But on the state level... The matter
is that we solve a row of strategic issues for the existence of the
state and we officially don't recognize and I don't see a hope in
coming future that Israel will recognize the Armenian Genocide.
(THE FULL VERSION FO THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/766534/i-dont-know-a-jew-who-doesnt-recognize-armenian-genocide-anna-azari.html
Interview by Hasmik Harutyunyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/766534/i-dont-know-a-jew-who-doesnt-recognize-armenian-genocide-anna-azari.html