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Israeli Ambassador pays secret visit to Armenia
Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Shemi Tsur (residence in Israel) is on a visit to Yerevan. Although the Ambassador has held numerous meetings with Armenian officials, his visit was not announced. The RA Foreign Office explained to NEWS. am that Tsur did not hold a meeting with the RA Foreign Minister, and the Deputy Minister receives over ten ambassadors daily. All the visits are not normally announced. Tigran Balyan, Press Secretary of the RA Foreign Office, said Ambassador Tsur’s visit is a regular working one and “no special significance should be attached to it.”
Ambassador Tsur has held a meeting with Rima Varzhapetyan, the Head of the xxxish community in Armenia. They discussed the recent scandal over an article on Armenia allegedly being a transit point for the supply of arms to Hezbollah. The article was published by the Italian Corriere della sera. Talking to NEWS.am, Ms. Varzhapetyan stated Israel does not regard this report as serious. “Israel is interested in friendly relations with Armenia,” she said. Varzhapetyan pointed out reports like that are aimed at damaging relations between countries, but the attempts are doomed to fail. Ambassador Tsur, in turn, stated Israel does not regard such reports as serious either.
Mr. Tsur’s statements could be considered satisfactory, and the report forgotten, but for the fact that his visit has been made a secret of. It is the secret, which is mostly likely aimed at “protecting” him from importunate journalists, that suggests Mr. Tsur is unwilling to comment on or refute this information. According to the reliable information at our disposal, Ambassador Tsur is to stay in Armenia until this Friday.
Israeli Ambassador pays secret visit to Armenia
Israeli Ambassador to Armenia Shemi Tsur (residence in Israel) is on a visit to Yerevan. Although the Ambassador has held numerous meetings with Armenian officials, his visit was not announced. The RA Foreign Office explained to NEWS. am that Tsur did not hold a meeting with the RA Foreign Minister, and the Deputy Minister receives over ten ambassadors daily. All the visits are not normally announced. Tigran Balyan, Press Secretary of the RA Foreign Office, said Ambassador Tsur’s visit is a regular working one and “no special significance should be attached to it.”
Ambassador Tsur has held a meeting with Rima Varzhapetyan, the Head of the xxxish community in Armenia. They discussed the recent scandal over an article on Armenia allegedly being a transit point for the supply of arms to Hezbollah. The article was published by the Italian Corriere della sera. Talking to NEWS.am, Ms. Varzhapetyan stated Israel does not regard this report as serious. “Israel is interested in friendly relations with Armenia,” she said. Varzhapetyan pointed out reports like that are aimed at damaging relations between countries, but the attempts are doomed to fail. Ambassador Tsur, in turn, stated Israel does not regard such reports as serious either.
Mr. Tsur’s statements could be considered satisfactory, and the report forgotten, but for the fact that his visit has been made a secret of. It is the secret, which is mostly likely aimed at “protecting” him from importunate journalists, that suggests Mr. Tsur is unwilling to comment on or refute this information. According to the reliable information at our disposal, Ambassador Tsur is to stay in Armenia until this Friday.
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