Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tel Aviv on February 25 on a two-day State Visit. This was his second State Visit since 2017. In a special gesture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu welcomed PM Modi at the Ben Gurion airport. Both leaders hugged each other warmly displaying their trademark camaraderie and friendship which taken the relationship between both countries to a new high over the last decade.
During his visit, PM Modi is scheduled to hold talks with Netanyahu, Israel President Isaac Herzog, address Israeli Parliament – Knesset – and take part in various other programmes. PM Modi last visited Israel in 2017, a trip which opened new avenues in defence, agriculture, and water management cooperation between the two countries. Netanyahu had also welcomed PM Modi at the airport in 2017 also.
In his departure statement on, PM Modi stated that he is looking forward to his engagements with Netanyahu, aimed at further strengthening cooperation in various sectors and discussing regional and global issues.
“India and Israel share a robust and multifaceted Strategic Partnership that has witnessed remarkable growth and dynamism in recent years. I look forward to my discussions with Prime Minister Netanyahu aimed at further strengthening our cooperation across various domains, including science and technology, innovation, agriculture, water management, defence and security, trade and investment, as well as people-to-people ties,” he said.
