The Israeli and Iranian Tourism Ministers shook hands on Wednesday at an international tourism fair in Madrid. Israeli Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov of the Israel Beiteinu party shook hands with his Iranian counterpart, Hamid Baghaei, after Misezhnikov arrived at the Iranian booth.
Baghaei went on to invite the Israeli minister to visit the Islamic republic. Misezhnikov said he hoped that Israelis citizens would soon be able to visit Iran again, and said that "tourism could serve as a bridge between the nations."