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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone on June 10, 2020, with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. He reiterated his warm congratulations on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent assumption of office and expressed confidence that the India-Israel partnership would continue to flourish under latter’s leadership and guidance.
The two leaders discussed the potential areas in which India and Israel could expand their cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic including research and development efforts in the fields of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. They agreed to maintain the ongoing exchanges between expert teams of both countries and also concurred that the fruits of such collaboration should be made available for the wider benefit of humanity, according to a PIB release.
The two leaders reviewed other important topics on the bilateral agenda and agreed that the post-COVID world would create further avenues for mutually beneficial partnerships in many areas. In particular, they assessed tremendous scope for expanding the already robust India-Israel collaboration in areas like health technology, agricultural innovation, defence-cooperation, and information technology. Both leaders agreed to remain in regular touch to share assessments and consult each other on the emerging opportunities and challenges in the changing global scenario.