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Delhi, (the states. news) External Affairs
Minister S. Jaishankar will go on a five-day official visit to Israel from
October 17 at the invitation of Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
of Israel Yair Lapid.
This will be his first visit to the country as External Affairs Minister. He
will hold a bilateral meeting with the Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister of Israel. He will also call on President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister
Naftali Bennett, and the Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy.
India and Israel elevated bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership during
the historic visit of PM Narendra Modi to Israel in July 2017. Since then, the
relationship between the two countries has focused on expanding the
knowledge-based partnership, which includes collaboration in innovation and
research, including boosting the ‘Make in India’ initiative, an official
statement said.
EAM will interact with the Indian-origin Jewish community in Israel,
Indologists, Indian students who are currently pursuing their education in
Israeli universities, and business people, including from the hi-tech
industries.
The visit will also be an occasion to pay tribute to the valiant Indian
soldiers who laid down their lives in the region, especially during the First
World War, it said.
Earlier, Alon Ushpiz, the Director-General of the Israel Foreign Ministry, in a
tweet announced the upcoming visit of the EAM, while wishing Indians a Happy
Dussehra on Friday.
“Shubho Bijoya/Happy Dussehra to all of you, on the eve of @DrSJaishankar’s
important visit to Israel. India is a strategic partner and a very close
friend,” he posted on Friday.
Naor Gilon, the new Israeli Ambassador in India, retweeted the tweet, and
posted: ”We are excited to receive @DrSJaishankar in Israel.” (uni)(For Hindi News : mediasaheb.com)