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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-735852
Azerbaijan Opens Embassy in Israel
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Azerbaijan opened an embassy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the first Shia Muslim country to open an embassy in Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen noted that "Israel and Azerbaijan share the same perception of the Iranian threats." Israel was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's independence in 1991. Israel established diplomatic ties in 1992 and opened an embassy there in 1993. Azerbaijani Ambassador Jeyhun Bayramov noted that 114 Israeli companies operated in his country, which provides Israel with 30% of its oil.