China, Israel launch talks on free trade agreement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong declare the opening of talks on a bilateral free trade agreement.

“I was delighted to hear today from Vice Premier Liu that China is prepared to begin free trade agreement negotiations with Israel,” Netanyahu says.

“This is a momentous development and we are ready to do so right away. We have so much that we can do together. We discussed the various fields in which this can happen – in healthcare, in remote education, in agriculture, in marine agriculture, in IT. In every field of human endeavor the cooperation between Israel and China can yield enormous results. And we believe that Israel can be a perfect partner.”

Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong says her country is ready to cooperate for the benefit of both peoples.