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During the last phone call, Modi had invited Netanyahu to visit India at a mutually convenient date. (Twitter/Benjamin Netanyahu)
In his call on 11 January, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Netanyahu on being sworn in as Prime Minister and stressed the importance of continued cooperation between the two countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen the “close and important” ties between their countries and wished to deepen cooperation in the fields of hi-tech, economy and security. Expressed.
This was the second phone call between the two leaders after Netanyahu returned to power in December last year.
The Israeli PMO said the phone call lasted about 20 minutes.
“The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the close and important ties between Israel and India,” a PMO statement said.
“The two leaders expressed a mutual desire to deepen cooperation between the countries in the fields of high technology, economy and security,” the statement said.
In his call on 11 January, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Netanyahu on being sworn in as Prime Minister and stressed the importance of continued cooperation between the two countries.
Netanyahu, 73, was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister for the sixth time on December 29 last year, leading the Jewish state’s most right-wing government to date. He is already the longest serving Prime Minister of Israel.
Modi had invited Netanyahu to meet during the last phone call India on a mutually convenient date.
Relations between India and Israel have deepened over the years in several areas including defence, agriculture and water.
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