Armenia has announced that it will be opening an embassy in Israel. The two countries established formal diplomatic ties in 1992.
According to an announcement from the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the embassy – which would be the 90th foreign embassy in Israel – will be located in Tel Aviv and opened "as quickly as possible," sometime between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020.
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The Foreign Ministry said, "Israel welcomes the Armenian government's decision to open an embassy in Israel.
"This decision reflects well on the closer diplomatic ties of the past year. The opening of an Armenian embassy marks a new and important chapter in bilateral relations, and we are sure that it will lead to even closer ties of friendship between the two peoples and increase cooperation between the two countries in all fields," the ministry statement continued.
Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz welcomed the decision.
"There is no doubt that this is testimony to Israel's rising status in the world," Katz tweeted.
"We will continue to work to strengthen Israel's international ties and anchor its international status," Katz added.
