PM Modi’s Historic 48-Hour Israel Mission Decoded

Modi was obtained by Netanyahu and his spouse Sara on the Ben Gurion worldwide airport in Tel Aviv, and the 2 leaders held a personal assembly there after the welcome ceremony. They may meet Thursday for official bilateral talks.

Modi, in a put up on X, mentioned, “Had a superb assembly with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Expressed gratitude to him for the nice and cozy welcome earlier within the day. It’s a delight to be again in Israel after 9 years. We mentioned a variety of topics aimed toward boosting bilateral ties. Sectors equivalent to expertise, water administration, agriculture, expertise partnership and extra provide immense scope for shut collaboration. We additionally mentioned key developments within the area.”

“I’m extraordinarily honoured to be obtained by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mrs Netanyahu on the airport. I look ahead to participating in bilateral discussions and fruitful outcomes that strengthen the India-Israel friendship,” he mentioned.

Welcoming him on the airport, Netanyahu mentioned, “It is a bond of actual friendship! My spouse Sara and I welcomed at the moment our good good friend, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, who has arrived for an additional historic go to to Israel. Prime Minister Modi beforehand visited Israel in 2017, and I later paid a reciprocal go to to India that was really distinctive.”

“We share a detailed private relationship, communicate usually, and I imagine that the deep friendship between us powerfully displays on the ties between our two nations,” he mentioned, including they are going to attend a festive reception on the Knesset, go to an innovation occasion in Jerusalem, and host Prime Minister Modi for a joint dinner.

“Tomorrow we’ll go to Yad Vashem, and afterwards maintain one other assembly along with our groups, throughout which we’ll signal a collection of agreements within the financial, safety, and diplomatic spheres that may additional advance cooperation between Israel and India,” Netanyahu mentioned.

When Modi visited Israel in July 2017, the India-Israel bilateral relationship was elevated to ‘Strategic Partnership’. Now, the plan is to raise this partnership. India and Israel share a strong strategic partnership with sturdy cooperation throughout science and expertise, innovation, defence and safety, commerce and funding, agriculture, water and people-to-people contact.

Modi is skipping a go to to Palestinian Authority-governed Ramallah within the West Financial institution once more, as he did throughout his go to to Israel in 2017. He went to Ramallah in February 2018 on a separate bilateral go to. At the moment, New Delhi had framed it as a de-hyphenation of the Israel-Palestine challenge, staying dedicated to a two-state answer.