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Thursday, April 6, 2017
President, PM praise deal between IAI and India
President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu praise a nearly $2 billion (NIS 7.29 billion) deal between the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and Indian military.
Rivlin speaks with the CEO of IAI, Yossi Weiss, congratulating him on the deal, which according to the President’s Office is the largest in the history of the country’s aerospace industry.
“Please pass on my congratulations to all who contributed to this important achievement. You have come such a long way to arrive at this point, it is truly exceptional,” Rivlin tells him.
Netanyahu also speaks with Weiss to congratulate him on the agreement, estimated to be worth $1.6 billion (NIS 5.83 billion).
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