New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to begin his 3-day visit to Israel to engage with the newly formed Israeli government. According to media reports, Jaishankar will take a day stop in Dubai where he will discuss various issues with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leadership.
After discussions, Jaishankar will fly to Tel-Aviv, where he is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister and alternate PM Yair Lapid, and various other members of the newly formed coalition government to strengthen the diplomat. Is. relations between the two governments.
Jaishankar is visiting Israel at the official invitation of Yair Lapid. Lapid centrist Yash Atid leads the party and will take over as premier from Naftali Bennett in 2023 under the agreement that led to the formation of a coalition government.
on Friday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz said on Twitter that “India is a strategic partner and a very close friend.”
Shubho Bijoya / Happy Dussehra to all of you @DrSJaishankarImportant visit to Israel. India is a strategic partner and a very close friend pic.twitter.com/9BQuEUons3
— Alon Ushpiz (@AlonUshpiz) October 15, 2021
Earlier in 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel to hold discussions with the then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two countries raised their ties to the level of a “strategic partnership” and vowed to do “much more together” to combat rising radicalization and terrorism. The two sides signed seven agreements covering areas such as innovation, water conservation, agriculture and space.
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