The Armenian President and his spouse were hosted by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and his wife.
“It’s a great honor for us to host you in our country. We are happy for your visit, even if it is taking place within the frames of not so happy event”, the Speaker of the Knesset said in his welcoming remarks, expressing confidence that the visit of President Sarkissian, as well as Armenia’s decision to open embassy in Israel will be important steps for the future development of the bilateral relations. “I think this visit will bring a very positive change to our relations. Our partnership potential is much more than we use it today”, Yuli Edelstein said.
“Frankly, for many years I wished to return back to Israel as I have memories with this country”, the Armenian President said, by attaching importance to the experience of Israel in the fields of IT, innovations.
Talking about the similar historic pages the Armenian President said the similarities of the fates of the two nations are impressive and they hint that it is necessary to think about the future. “We can jointly create that future both as two states and two nations. Armenia is a small country, but a global nation, the same is Israel. I am here also for outlining the cooperation areas. Armenia highlights the development of many sectors, such as science, education, security, agriculture and innovative technologies. As a President I have an initiative to make Armenia a new technological hub because we have several advantages fo...