Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in delegation-level discussions in Jerusalem on the final day of Modi’s two-day visit to Israel. The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and other officials. Earlier, PM Modi met with Israel President Isaac Herzog to explore avenues for enhancing cooperation in education, start-ups, innovation, tech, and connectivity.
PM Modi also participated in the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative by planting a tree in the Presidential Gardens and extended an invitation to President Herzog to visit India in the near future. The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, highlighted the warm ties between the two leaders and their commitment to strengthening the India-Israel Partnership.
Before meeting with the Israeli President, PM Modi paid a visit to the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem. Accompanied by Israeli PM Netanyahu and Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, he laid a wreath at the memorial in honor of the Holocaust victims. The visit included a tour of the Book of Names, a monumental installation listing the names of 4.8 million Jewish Holocaust victims, and a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance.
This marks PM Modi’s second visit to Yad Vashem, with his previous visit in July 2017. The Prime Minister’s State Visit to Israel included a warm welcome by Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv, followed by an address at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem.
