BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 25. Deputy Foreign
Minister of Azerbaijan Fariz Rzayev was on a working visit to
Israel on May 21-25, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told
Trend.
Deputy Foreign Minister Fariz Rzayev took part in the
annual Herzliya conference in Israel, and also met with a number of
Israeli government officials and representatives of
non-governmental organizations.
Speaking at the Herzliya conference on
“Azerbaijani-Israeli strategic relations”, the deputy minister
informed the conference participants about Azerbaijani-Israeli
relations, regional issues, strategic energy and transport projects
implemented by Azerbaijan, as well as other issues.
Fariz Rzayev also met with Director General of the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ronen Levy and Deputy Director
General for Eurasian Affairs Simona Halperin.
He informed about the current situation in Azerbaijan
in the post-Karabakh conflict period, Azerbaijan’s ongoing efforts
to establish peace and security, as well as about the obstacles
created by Armenia during the meetings.
The deputy minister also met with experts, professors
and students of the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security,
as well as the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African
Studies at Tel Aviv University.
Rzayev took part and spoke at an official event
organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Israel on
the occasion of Independence Day during his visit to Israel.
