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Jan 8 2015
Israel does not intend to recognize so-called 'Armenian genocide' - Ambassador
8 January 2015, 14:22 (GMT+04:00)
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
Israel does not intend to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide",
Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan Rafael Harpaz told Trend.
He was commenting on some Israeli politicians' calls to the government
to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide".
"Israel is a democratic country, everybody has two opinions, not one
opinion," Harpaz said. "The government has a very clear opinion."
He said that Israel never recognizes and does not intend to recognize
the so-called "Armenian genocide".
"But regarding the government, its policy is very clear and it was
earlier stated by foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman," Harpaz said.
As for the unsatisfactory political relations between Israel and
Turkey, the ambassador expressed the hope that they will improve.
"There are enough common interests and issues in the world for us to
cooperate," Harpaz said. "I would like to take an example of Turkish
Airlines. Turkish Airlines is the biggest foreign airline which is
active in Israel. Istanbul is the biggest hub for Israelis. The same
goes for tourism, trade which is up. We hope that our political
relations with Turkey will improve."
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 8 2015
Israel does not intend to recognize so-called 'Armenian genocide' - Ambassador
8 January 2015, 14:22 (GMT+04:00)
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
Israel does not intend to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide",
Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan Rafael Harpaz told Trend.
He was commenting on some Israeli politicians' calls to the government
to recognize the so-called "Armenian genocide".
"Israel is a democratic country, everybody has two opinions, not one
opinion," Harpaz said. "The government has a very clear opinion."
He said that Israel never recognizes and does not intend to recognize
the so-called "Armenian genocide".
"But regarding the government, its policy is very clear and it was
earlier stated by foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman," Harpaz said.
As for the unsatisfactory political relations between Israel and
Turkey, the ambassador expressed the hope that they will improve.
"There are enough common interests and issues in the world for us to
cooperate," Harpaz said. "I would like to take an example of Turkish
Airlines. Turkish Airlines is the biggest foreign airline which is
active in Israel. Istanbul is the biggest hub for Israelis. The same
goes for tourism, trade which is up. We hope that our political
relations with Turkey will improve."
From: Baghdasarian