Yerevan/Mediamax/. The Consul of Israel for the South Caucasus Ron Shekhter said in Yerevan today that the absence of the Israeli diplomatic representation in Yerevan doesn’t mean that there is "coldness” in Armenian-Israeli relations.

Addressing a press conference in Yerevan today, Ron Shekhter said that the relations between Armenia and Israel are “warm and friendly”.

The head of the Jewish Community of Armenia, Rimma Varzhapetyan, said in turn that she constantly raises the issue of opening an Embassy of Israel in Armenia at various levels.

“They tell me in Israel that Israel will open a diplomatic representation in Yerevan when Armenia decides to open en embassy in Israel.

In an exclusive interview to Mediamax earlier this year, Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Danny Ayalon said in this regard:

“Apparently Armenia prefers to see first and foremost the establishment of a permanent Israeli embassy in Yerevan.  As I see it, I would reverse the order, in other words strengthening the relations between each other will lead to greater interaction and will in turn create the need to establish a permanent embassy. The joint work today of non-resident ambassadors from each country would result in the need to establish permanent embassies in both countries.”