JERUSALEM. - The Information and Diaspora Minister of Israel Yuli-Yoel Edelstein plans to make a tour of the South Caucasus. The visit is scheduled for the end of August.

The Minister will visit Armenia and Georgia, a diplomatic source in Yerevan told IzRus portal. His advisor confirmed information on Edelstein’s visit saying the details will be clear later.

Edelstein had planned to visit Armenia in May 2011, when the coalition MP Aram Safaryan invited him to participate in an international forum on Diaspora development in the context of globalization.

However, his visit was cancelled due to technical reasons. According to the source, official Yerevan is interested in developing relations with Minister Edelstein, who is representing ruling party, as pro-Armenian lobby in the Knesset has significantly weakened within the recent years, while the issue is particularly important in the context of annual debates on the Armenian Genocide recognition in the Israeli Parliament. That is why his Armenian colleagues seek for improving relations with Edelstein and try to organize his visit for the second time.