YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian on February 11 received the newly-appointed ambassador of Israel to Armenia Shemi Tzur (residence in Jerusalem), who presented a copy of his credentials to E. Nalbandian. During a talk, the sides attached importance to the activation of political dialog between the two countries, the extension of the legal and contractual field and deepening the trade and economic relations. NT was informed by the RA MFA Press and Information Department that the interlocutors discussed the February 10 parliamentary election in Israel, the situation in the Middle East, the Artsakh problem settlement process, and the prospects of regulating Armenian-Turkish relations.

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