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Jerusalem, Dec 16 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived successful Israel connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) connected a two-day sojourn during which helium volition clasp talks with the country's apical enactment connected bilateral and determination issues.
The sojourn comes arsenic preparations are underway for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's projected travel to India.
Mr. Netanyahu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke precocious implicit the phone, aft which the Israeli person said the 2 would beryllium “meeting precise soon”.
During his stay, Mr. Jaishankar is scheduled to conscionable Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
"The discussions volition revolve astir bilateral and determination issues with a presumption to further deepen the strategical concern betwixt the 2 countries,” a root present told PTI.
Mr. Jaishankar arrived successful Tel Aviv from Abu Dhabi, wherever helium participated successful the high-profile Sir Bani Yas Forum. He besides attended the 16th India–UAE Joint Commission Meeting and the 5th circular of the India–UAE Strategic Dialogue held connected December 15.
Mr. Netanyahu's much-anticipated sojourn to India is expected to travel a bid of high-level exchanges betwixt the 2 sides.
Israeli Minister of Tourism Haim Katz, Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Avi Dichter and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visited India earlier this twelvemonth arsenic the 2 countries physique momentum towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
India and Israel inked a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during Smotrich's sojourn to New Delhi successful September, followed by the signing of the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the projected FTA during the sojourn of Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to Israel past month.
In the defence sector, the 2 countries past period inked a landmark statement to heighten defence, industrial, and technological cooperation, enabling sharing of precocious exertion to beforehand co-development and co-production.
India and Israel person besides expanded practice successful the taste and world spheres, with movie festivals, creation performances and filmmaker exchanges aimed astatine strengthening people-to-people ties.
On Monday, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Tel Aviv University signed a Memorandum of Understanding to found an India Chair astatine the assemblage to boost world cooperation.
