Azerbaijan opens its embassy in Israel
Azerbaijan An embassy is established in Israel. A related issue National Added to the agenda of the session of the Assembly held today, November 18, “Azerbaijan About the establishment of the Embassy of the Republic of Israel in the State of Israel (Tel Aviv)” law reflected in the project.
After discussions law The project was put to a vote and accepted.
with Israel Azerbaijan diplomatic relations between the two countries began in April 1992. In August 1993, the embassy of Israel was opened in Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, in Israel Azerbaijan the embassy has not been opened yet.
In June 2011, the embassy of the State of Palestine in Azerbaijan was officially opened in Baku. But also in Palestine Azerbaijan does not have an embassy.
For decades, conflicts between Israel and Palestine have resulted in occasional casualties.
Azerbaijan officials state that they support the resolution of the Palestinian conflict based on the principle of “two states” with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine.
In 2017, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation declared East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine.
But USAThe former president of Donald Trump declared that he recognized Jerusalem-Quds as the capital of Israel during his rule. USAAfter , the Czech Republic made a similar decision.