New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is set to embark on a 3-day official visit to Israel from Sunday (October 17 – 19) , in the first high-level engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi government and the new Israeli government led by Naftali Bennett.

As pr details derived from the source, during his visit, the External Affairs Minister will meet the top leadership of the Israel coalition government including Israeli Prime Minster Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata. Israel's foreign secretary Alon Ushpiz tweeted his welcome for Jaishankar.

Jaishankar's Israel visit comes that his 3-nation tour of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia. India and Israel have traditionally enjoyed close ties and has over the years developed close "cooperation" in intelligence sharing and "counter-insurgency" operations.  It is pertinent to note that India has become a major buyer of Israeli armaments and Israel is among the key partners of India in agriculture.

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