Mnatsakanyan: Armenia seeks to raise relations with Israel to an even  higher level

ArmInfo.Armenian-Israeli relations have serious potential that is not used. About this in an interview with the Israeli maariv said Armenian Acting Foreign  Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.

According to him, serious potential exists in such areas as  agriculture, education, especially in the field of innovative  education. "We are creating mobile applications that have downloaded  millions of users. I hope to visit Israel to stimulate negotiations  and agreements, create a platform where experts can interact," he  stressed.

Touching upon the prospects of founding diplomatic missions in the  capitals of the two countries, Mnatsakanyan noted that he is an  optimist. "I think it will be. We are striving to raise our relations  with Israel to an even greater level", he said.

In particular, he said: "We understand all the details. We will do  what will contribute to the process." Mnatsakanyan agreed to clarify  whether Armenia should agree on the establishment of an embassy in  Jerusalem.

To note, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in  December 2017 broke with the prevailing diplomatic tradition for  decades and recognized that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. After  that, Palestinian leader Abu Mazen announced the termination of all  relations with the Trump administration.

Following the US, they decided to transfer their embassies to  Jerusalem to Guatemala and Paraguay.  However, the latter state then  took a step back and returned its delegation to Tel Aviv. It is  noteworthy that on November 3, the newly elected President of Brazil,  Zhair Bolsonar, said in an interview with the Israeli newspaper  Israel Hayom that he intends to transfer his country's embassy from  Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.