Georgia, Tbilisi, 28 February / corr. Trend N. Kirtskhalia /
Regional security issues discussed during the meeting in Tel Aviv, Israeli President Shimon Peres and Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze. As Vashadze told reporters after the meeting, the president of Israel particularly interested in this question.
"Security issues in the region has become one of the main topics in our negotiations, since Peres was interested in the details of the situation in the region," he said.
Vashadze also said that the two sides also discussed issues of bilateral interest. "We noted a good level of economic relations between our countries, as well as their desire to deepen, as our political contacts," the minister said, noting that the meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere.
Georgian television showed the president of Israel and the comment during a meeting with Vashadze. Peres said good economic relations with Georgia, which he says are based on a centuries-old friendship between the Georgian and Israeli peoples. "We appreciate the attitude toward Jews, which is in Georgia and in the future to deepen our relations in all directions," he said.
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze headed to Israel on an official visit on February 27. During his visit to Israel, which will last to February 28, also planned a meeting with the chairman of the Knesset Reuven Rivlin and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
It should be noted that the official visit of Foreign Minister of Georgia was planned long ago, and it was the initiator of the Israeli side. However, at the initiative of the Israeli side tolerated.