Sanjha Morcha

Israeli PM’s six-day visit from today

Israeli PM’s  six-day visit from today
A file photo of PM Benjamin Netanyahu

New Delhi, January 13

With Israel asserting that its relationship with India is much stronger than one vote in the UN, the stage is set for the arrival here on Sunday of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu on a six-day trip to give a fillip to 25 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.This is the first prime ministerial visit from Israel to India since the visit of then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The visit comes less than a month after India voted in the UN against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.However, Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon set at rest all speculation,  saying, “I think the relationship is much stronger than one vote in the UN here and there.”  B Bala Bhaskar, Joint Secretary (WANA) in the Ministry of External Affairs, said  PM Narendra Modi and Netanyahu will “will be discussing a lot of issues” when they meet on January 15. — IANS