Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders “agreed to meet very soon”, officials here said.
Sharing about the talks between Netanyahu and Modi over the telephone, the Israeli PMO in a social media post said, “At the end of the warm and friendly conversation, the two leaders agreed to meet very soon.”
The much-anticipated trip of the Israeli prime minister would come on the heels of several high-level ministerial visits from both sides.
The two countries signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during Smotrich’s visit and then a Terms of Reference (TOR) leading to FTA during the visit of Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to Israel last month.
Informed sources in Israel rubbished reports recently that Netanyahu postponed his trip to India due to security concerns in the wake of Delhi blasts.
Israel had expressed “full confidence” in India’s security apparatus, saying that the two sides are working on dates for Netanyahu’s visit.
