Azerbaijani FM to visit Israel

Azerbaijan, Baku, April 18 / Trend / Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay an official visit to Israel on April 21, IzRus portal reported on Thursday. During the visit, a series of meetings are planned with representatives of the Israeli leadership, during which not only the strengthening of bilateral relations, but also Iranian and Turkish matters will be discussed, the portal reported. The first Israeli official representative whom Mammadyarov will meet will be chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy and Defence, Avigdor Lieberman. After his talks with Lieberman, Mammadyarov will visit Ramallah to meet with the leadership of the Palestinian Authority. On April 22, Mammadyarov will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin and visit the holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. In the evening of April 22, a number of prominent Jewish and Israeli businessmen will welcome Mammadyarov in Tel Aviv. On April 23, Mammadyarov will visit a number of Israeli companies and on April 24 will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visit the Knesset. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az