New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned the strengthening of strategic relations between India and Israel.
With PM Modi, the Israeli Foreign Minister mentioned increasing the Abraham Accords and in addition selling a free commerce settlement.
Following his assembly with the PM, Cohen tweeted. “India is a world power, the fifth largest economy and the most populous country in the world. I spoke with PM Modi about strengthening the strategic relations between the countries, expanding the Abraham Accords, and promoting a free trade agreement that will boost Israel’s economy.”His tweet added, “I thanked him for his warm attitude towards the State of Israel and the Jewish community in India, and we agreed to continue to strengthen the excellent ties between Israel and India.”Israeli Foreign Minister Cohen is on a three-day go to to India, nevertheless, he needed to lower brief his go to as a result of safety state of affairs in Israel following Operation Shield and Arrow.
Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has determined to chop brief his India go to attributable to a safety replace amid motion by the Israel Army towards members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad motion.
Cohen, who arrived in India on Tuesday on a three-day official go to, will now return to Israel after his assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I landed a short time ago in New Delhi, the capital of India, and immediately upon landing I received a security update. In light of the events in Israel, I decided to cut short the diplomatic visit to India and return to Israel after my meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will take place today,” the Israeli Foreign Minister mentioned in a tweet on Tuesday.
Three senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad motion had been killed by the Israeli military in an early Tuesday morning bombing by which explosions ripped via Gaza beneath ‘Operation Shield and Arrow’, The Times of Israel reported.
The Israeli military started hitting targets within the Strip simply after 2 am in what gave the impression to be a coordinated shock assault on the Palestinian Islamic Jihad motion’s senior leaders.Prior to the operation, Israeli residents of areas inside 40 kilometres (25 miles) of Gaza had been instructed to enter or keep close to bomb shelters amid fears of retaliatory assaults, as raids continued to thunder throughout the Strip.
During his day-long go to, Cohen additionally met his Indian Counterpart S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
In India, Cohen additionally led an financial delegation consisting of 36 Israeli businesspersons primarily from the fields of water administration and agriculture.
He additionally tweeted, “Strengthening the economic ties with one of the biggest powers in the world For my visit to India, I arrived at the head of an economic delegation of dozens of businessmen and company representatives. The trade potential between Israel and India is enormous, and today we have taken significant steps that will expand cooperation on the way to a free trade agreement, and contribute to the economies of both countries.”Both nations famous the progress in I2U2 and held wide-ranging discussions on cooperation in safety, economic system, know-how, innovation, connectivity and well being.
Foreign Minister Cohen additionally opened the CII India-Israel Business Forum. Three MoUs had been signed in the course of the occasion, marking a brand new period of cooperation and partnership between the enterprise communities of each nations.
During the go to, there was a signing of the framework of the settlement between Israel and India on the facilitation of the momentary employment of Indian staff in particular labour market sectors (caregivers and development staff) within the State of Israel.
Both nations additionally signed a letter of intent to determine two Centers of Water Technology in India.
A venture known as World on Wheels (WoW Bus) was launched by the Embassy of Israel in India within the presence of Foreign Minister Cohen. The goal of this initiative is to facilitate digital literacy, persona growth, and entrepreneurship coaching in rural components of India. This is without doubt one of the many initiatives undertaken by the embassy with native companions in India within the discipline of schooling. (ANI)