Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today welcomed the prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, who was making the first ever visit to Israel by a leader of the Caribbean nation.
Holness, in turn, invited Netanyahu to visit Jamaica.
“I think this is the first visit ever by a prime minister of Jamaica to Israel, so it has a double significance for us,” Netanyahu says.
Holness gave his condolences for the recent truck-ramming terror attack that killed four soldiers.
“The Jamaican people and the Caribbean region is a zone of peace, and we wish peace for all the peoples of the world. And we do extend our sympathies to the people of Israel for the very unfortunate attack on your soldiers recently,” he says.
“We would want to also pursue with Israel economic cooperation. I believe that in building strong economies we can build a peaceful world.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Jerusalem on January 12, 2017 (Amos Ben-Gershom /GPO)
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