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New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO]

16 February 2018 12:45 (UTC+04:00)
New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO]

By Sara Israfilbayova

The opening ceremony of a new branch of the international association Israel-Azerbaijan “AzIz” was held in Kiryat Gat on February 15.

The First Vice-Mayor of Kiryat Gat Yakov Ifraimov congratulated the residents of the city - people from the Caucasus with this significant event, expressed hope for close cooperation with the Association “AzIz” and promised to do everything possible to ensure that this activity benefited the population of the city.

In his speech, General Director of the Association Lev Spivak expressed his gratitude to the city authorities in the person of First Vice-Mayor for supporting the idea of ​​creating “AzIz” branch in the city and assisting in its implementation.

Ruslan Davydov, one of the most active figures of the Caucasian community, was elected as a chairman of the branch of the “AzIz Association” in Kiryat Gat.

This event for the descendants from Azerbaijan is significant because it took place in one of the southernmost points of Israel - in the city of Kiryat Gat, which is famous due to the legend about the battle of David and Goliath.

At present, one third of the population of Kiryat Gat are immigrants from the CIS republics, a significant part of which are former residents of Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus.

Despite the fact that modern Kiryat Gat is a relatively young city, its population is growing rapidly and by early 2018 has reached 53,000 people. There is an intensive development of construction, military industry, high technology and agriculture.

The diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Israel were established in 1992. Israel is the second largest importer of Azerbaijan oil. After the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, Israel also stated that it is interested in buying Azerbaijani gas.

Since 1993, the Azerbaijani airline AZAL has been carrying out flights along the Baku-Tel-Aviv route.

In April 2017, the two countries approved the cancellation of double taxation.

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Israel amounted to $154.66 million in January-March 2017.

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New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
New branch of Israeli-Azerbaijani international association opened in Kiryat Gat [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
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