Israeli envoy invites Captain Amarinder
Wednesday, 14/06/2017
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Chandigarh : Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has been invited by Israeli envoy to India Daniel Carmon to visit his country to discuss about enhancing cooperation in the various areas.
The Israeli Ambassador met the chief minister on Tuesday and invited him to visit his country in September.
During the meeting, the two sides explored the areas critical for development and progress of Punjab and on which they both can cooperate, an official spokesperson.
Singh suggested that his delegation to Israel could include some progressive farmers, to which the Israeli delegation said they were looking forward to the chief minister’s visit, he said.
The CM’s visit could follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to that country and they offered to prepare a tailor-made agenda to ensure a continued meaningful dialogue, he added.
The delegation invited the chief minister to coincide his visit with WATEC Israel - an international professional exhibition to be held in Tel Aviv from September 12-14, which would offer a platform to showcase latest technologies in water and environment.
While defence is on top priority for cooperation between Israel and Punjab, the chief minister is also keen to use Israeli expertise to promote horticulture, dairy farming, bee-keeping, irrigation and water conservation in the state, the spokesperson said.
Beside working on a strategic partnership on water conservation and agriculture, the two sides also decided to set up a joint working group on agriculture, horticulture and dairy farming, he added.
This was the second meeting between Singh and the Israeli envoy since the former took over as Punjab chief minister.
At their last meeting in April, the two sides had agreed to explore the possibility of setting up a Punjab-Israel working group for continuous dialogue on issues of mutual interest, with the concurrence of the Government of India.
The two decided on Tuesday to put in place a robust mechanism to set up the working group, said the spokesperson.
