BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 6. The previous 12 months was
very constructive in relations between Azerbaijan and Israel, because the
long-awaited resolution was made to open the Azerbaijani embassy in
Tel Aviv, Israeli political professional Mikhail Finkel advised STMEGI,
Trend stories.
“This is an important milestone between bilateral relations,
which have been very pleasant and allied since Azerbaijan’s
regaining its statehood after the collapse of the USSR. Israel
instantly acknowledged Azerbaijan and opened its embassy,” Finkel
reminded.
“For a few years we have been ready for the opening of the
Azerbaijani embassy in Israel. The resolution on its opening was
ratified and we’re very completely satisfied about it. Prior to this step,
Azerbaijan opened its commerce mission in Israel, implements quite a few
initiatives, and joint cooperation in a lot of areas,” he stated.
“This, in fact, contains enterprise cooperation between Israeli and
Azerbaijani personal firms, in addition to cooperation between
authorities businesses in varied areas, rising cooperation within the
discipline of navy and protection applied sciences, and agriculture.”
According to the professional, it’s no secret that Azerbaijan has a
lot of fertile land, and Israel has a lot much less land, however there are a
lot of distinctive applied sciences which assist to make use of any land for
agriculture.
“Thanks to superior expertise, land unsuitable for agriculture
in Israel is now yielding crops. In common, Israeli agriculture is
thought-about one of the crucial technologically superior on the planet,”
Finkel famous. “New plant varieties are being developed right here,
progressive irrigation methods have been launched, automation and
trendy interfaces are being launched. The state additionally exports its
information and expertise to many international locations of the world.”
He additionally famous the potential for cooperation within the discipline of
medical applied sciences between Israel and Azerbaijan.
“The pharmaceutical business all over the world is growing
efficiently – each international locations might decide a plan of motion in
this route, provided that Israel has a extremely developed drugs.
In 2020, Azerbaijan and Israel have performed an enormous work, efficiently
applied fairly many initiatives, and have grow to be even nearer to
one another in 2022, however this isn’t the restrict,” the professional
stated.
“I’m satisfied that a lot can and must be expanded in bilateral
relations. For instance, it’s essential to enhance pupil
trade in order that Israeli college students have the chance to review in
Azerbaijan, and Azerbaijani college students in Israel,” Finkel pointed
out. “It could be good if Israel cancels the vacationer visa for
Azerbaijani residents. Israel has already performed loads on this
route for the residents of the previous USSR republics.”
He famous that Israel has canceled vacationer visas for residents of
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic states.
“There continues to be a visa for residents of Azerbaijan. This ought to
be eliminated and the doorways must be opened for Azerbaijanis in
Israel. In the long run a step can be taken on this route. In
2023, I see many new alternatives for deepening
Azerbaijani-Israeli relations,” concluded the professional.
