Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has been infected with the corona virus before his visit to India. This information has been given by his office. Bennett was arriving in India on a two-day visit on 3 April at the invitation of his counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He had said that he would visit India in the first week of April to mark 30 years of ties between the two countries. However, there is no news regarding the cancellation of Bennett’s tour as of now.
The special thing is that Bennett recently met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. According to a statement issued by PM Bennett’s office, Bennett, who met with Israeli and Arab diplomats on the sidelines of the ‘historic summit’ on Sunday, is now feeling well and has completed the scheduled work from home. do.’
This is the first visit to India of Bennett, who became Prime Minister in June last year. The aim of the visit is to expand cooperation between the two countries in the areas of innovation and technology, security and cyber and agriculture and climate change. Bennett said, “I am pleased to take my first official visit to India at the invitation of my friend, Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, and together we will continue to take the relationship between our countries forward.”
He had said, “Modi re-started the relationship between India and Israel and it has historical significance. The ties between our two unique cultures – Indian culture and Jewish culture are deep and they are based on deep appreciation and fruitful cooperation.’
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in October last year, when Prime Minister Modi invited his Israeli counterpart Bennett for an official visit to India, the statement said.
“The visit will reaffirm the important relationship between the two countries and leaders and will mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of relations between Israel and India,” the statement said. The media advisor said, “The purpose of the visit is to take forward and strengthen the strategic alliance between the two countries and expand bilateral ties.”
Bennett will also meet his Indian counterpart, senior government officials and members of the local Jewish community during his visit. The complete itinerary and additional details of the visit will be released separately, the statement said. India recognized Israel in 1950, although full diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 1992.