ArmInfo. The Israeli Foreign Ministry expressed regret over the decision of Armenia to recall the ambassador.
"Israel attaches great importance to relations with Armenia and considers the Armenian Embassy in Israel as an important tool for the development of these relations for the benefit of both peoples," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement, RIA Novosti reported.
Let us remind that Armenia announced yesterday that it was recalling the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel for consultations. Answering the question about the ongoing supply of arms to Azerbaijan, the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan stressed that the Armenian side has repeatedly expressed its position on this issue, and the last time in July this year, and this issue is always on the agenda of the two countries.
According to her, the Armenian side considers it unacceptable for Israel to sell ultra-modern weapons to Azerbaijan at a time when, with the support of Turkey, it carries out a large-scale aggression against Artsakh and Armenia. "The Armenian side has repeatedly conveyed its concern to its Israeli colleagues through diplomatic channels. When today the whole world calls on the sides to end hostilities, the Israeli side continues to supply arms to Azerbaijan. This Israeli behavior is unacceptable for us. Based on the current situation, the Armenian Foreign Ministry decided to call an ambassador for consultations ", - she summed up.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), between 2006 and 2019, Israel sold arms to Azerbaijan worth about $ 825 million.