Glasgow: Indians greatly appreciate friendship with Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, when he recalled his meeting with his partner Israel Naphtali Bennett on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow and reaffirmed to increase strong bilateral bonds.
Prime Minister Modi, who was accompanied by the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, interacted with Bennett on Monday in a short meeting that looked friendly.
In a video tweeted by the Prime Minister Modi, the two leaders were seen exchanging ado during their animation discussions.
“Indeed! We will continue to work together for a stronger bilateral bond and for a better planet,” said PM Modi in Tweet on Tuesday.
“Indians greatly appreciate friendship with Israel,” he said.
Of course! We will continue to work together for stronger bilateral bonds and for a better planet.
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https://t.co/6S8LQFCRAX- Narendra Modi (@Narendramodi) 1635831979000 Minister Bennett, in a tweet, said, “It was really great to finally meet you, @narendramodi.” The meeting between PM Modi and Bennett came after Jaisanhar, during his visit to Israel last month, extending the invitation to the Israeli premiere on behalf of PM Modi to visit India.
According to Israeli media reports, Bennett, who became the prime minister in June this year, is likely to visit India next year.
India and Israel enhance their bilateral relations with strategic partnerships during the historic visit of Prime Minister Modi to Israel in July 2017.
Since then, the relationship between the two countries has focused on expanding knowledge-based partnerships, which include collaboration in innovation and research, including increasing the initiative ‘make In India ‘.
Prime Minister Modi also met with Suriname President and “Friends” Chan Santokhi on the sidelines of the climate summit.
“It’s nice to get the chance to meet my friend, President Chan Santokhi from Suriname, a country with India has a rooted cultural linkage,” Prime Minister Modi Tweeted.
Nice to get the chance to meet my friend, President Chan Santokhi from Suriname, a country with …
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