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Thursday, February 6, 2020
Netanyahu says he and Johnson discussed establishing Israel-UK free trade zone
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweets that he spoke today with his British counterpart Boris Johnson and that both agreed to begin talks on establishing a free trade zone between Israel and the United Kingdom.
Netanyahu says he congratulated Johnson on the implementation of Brexit and that both leaders discussed regional matters, mainly the US peace plan, as well as strengthening economic relation between the countries.