New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that in view of the significant changes taking place in the world, the importance of mutual relations between India and Israel has increased and new goals of mutual cooperation between the two countries have been set. There cannot be a better opportunity to do this. In a video message, in view of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Israel, the Prime Minister also expressed hope that India’s friendship with Israel will continue to set new records of mutual cooperation in the coming decades.
He said, “Our people have had close ties for centuries. As has been the core nature of India, for hundreds of years our Jewish community has lived and flourished in a harmonious environment in Indian society without any discrimination and has contributed significantly to our development journey.”
He said, “Today, when significant changes are taking place in the world, the importance of India-Israel relations has increased. What better occasion to set new goals for mutual cooperation, when India celebrates its 75th anniversary of independence this year and Israel is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence next year.
Today, when the world is witnessing important changes, the importance of India-Israel relations has increased even more. I’m fully confident that the India-Israel friendship will achieve new milestones in mutual cooperation in the coming decades: PM Narendra Modi https://t.co/BFMMtrqG8s
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2022
Congratulating India and Israel on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the friendship between India and Israel will continue to set new records of cooperation in the decades to come. It is to be known that on this day 30 years ago, diplomatic relations between India and Israel were fully established.
The Prime Minister said, “It was on this day that a new chapter began between the two countries. Even though the chapter was new, the history of both our countries is very old.
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