Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Israel beginning Wednesday to shore up bilateral defence and trade cooperation amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle-east including deteriorating ties between the US and Iran.
Modi’s engagements will include his address to Israel’s parliament, wide-ranging talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and a meeting with President Isaac Herzog.
It is learnt that boosting overall defence and security cooperation between the two sides will be a major area of discussions during delegation level talks involving the two prime ministers on Thursday.
Netanyahu is scheduled to host a private dinner for Modi on Wednesday night.
It will be Modi’s second visit to Israel in nine years. The India-Israel relationship was elevated to the level of strategic partnership during Modi’s first visit to that country in July, 2017.
Netanyahu had made a return visit to India in January 2018. India and Israel share a robust strategic​Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Israel beginning Wednesday to shore up bilateral defence and trade cooperation amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle-east including deteriorating ties between the US and Iran.
Modi’s engagements will include his address to Israel’s parliament, wide-ranging talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and a meeting with President Isaac Herzog.
It is learnt that boosting overall defence and security cooperation between the two sides will be a major area of discussions during delegation level talks involving the two prime ministers on Thursday.
Netanyahu is scheduled to host a private dinner for Modi on Wednesday night.
It will be Modi’s second visit to Israel in nine years. The India-Israel relationship was elevated to the level of strategic partnership during Modi’s first visit to that country in July, 2017.
Netanyahu had made a return visit to India in January 2018. India and Israel share a robust strategic ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
