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Wednesday, July 5, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Netanyahu accepts Modi’s offer to make official visit to India
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNetanyahu accepts Modi’s invitation to make an official visit to India.
“I invite you and Mrs Netanyahu and your family to visit India,” Modi says after meeting Netanyahu at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel to sign a series of bilateral cooperation agreements.
Netanyahu responds by saying: “I accept.”
According to the “India-Israel Joint Statement” circulated by diplomats from both countries, Modi extends a “warm invitation” to Netanyahu to visit in India “at a mutually convenient time.”
Earlier this month, Indian officials said the trip would likely take place toward the end of the year.
President Reuven Rivlin visited India eight months ago.
— Raphael Ahren
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