Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on the occasion of the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel.

APA reports that this was posted on the Prime Minister's Twitter page.

It was reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and congratulated him on the occasion of the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel and the appointment of the first ambassador from this country to Israel.

The parties discussed common regional security and the threat posed by Iran to regional stability.

Prime Minister Netanyahu appreciated the close relations between the two countries.

The parties discussed the potential of expanding bilateral cooperation in a number of areas.