Naor Gilone says new India-Israel-UAE-US quad is not aimed at Tehran
Accusing Iran of ‘destabilizing’ the West Asian region, Israel’s ambassador to India said the newly announced India-Israel-UAE-US quadrilateral was a result of the “Abraham Agreement” that allowed Israel and the UAE to establish diplomatic ties. which were the result of “general concerns” about Iran’s role in the region.
Ambassador Naor Gilone told the media here that during his visit to Israel, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar It also put forward India’s interests in Iran as a neighbor and a country that facilitates Indian connectivity to Central Asia and Afghanistan, but all four countries shared a ‘similar’ assessment of events.
A day when the Supreme Court asked an expert committee to investigate allegations of hacking using Pegasus, an Israeli software, the ambassador also emphasized that the software could only be sold to a government, but remarked that which government or whether the Indian government has contacted the embassy or the Israeli government to investigate the sale of the software.
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“The Abraham Agreement has a great potential for Israel and the region, and in a way, I believe Iran has a lot to do with it, along with the fear and emotion about its role in the region.” ,” said Mr. Gillon. Special question about road map before new quadrilateral arrangement.
“We are very aware that India has its own interests on Afghanistan and Iran. they were put forward by [EAM Jaishankar]. I think in discussions between countries, each country has its own interest and then you see how it all settles in time. Israel was very clear about Iran, and [India] Talked about India’s interests… As I said earlier, many evaluations, what is happening, they are similar,” he insisted.
‘No military talks’
However, Mr Gillon denied that there had been any discussion about military issues during the war. hybrid conference Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Foreign Ministers of Israel and the UAE on 18 October, and that the quadrennial cooperation was “positive” and not aimed at any country. He said the quadrilateral will bring together the already existing trade ties between India and the UAE, Israeli technology and US financing and knowledge for cooperation only on economic issues, and infrastructure in particular.
The Ministry of External Affairs and the Iranian Embassy in Delhi did not respond to requests about the Israeli ambassador’s comments made during Mr Gillone’s first press briefing after presenting his credentials to President Kovind on Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry also declined to comment on the remarks.
In a statement on Thursday, the Iranian embassy in Delhi called the Israeli envoy’s comments ‘childish’ and ‘courageous’, and said that “great civilizations with great history of peace and coexistence are smarter than fall.” [such] Traps” and accused Israel of “human rights abuses” and “atrocities.” The Iranian embassy statement also referred to Israel’s “reprehensible involvement” in the Pegasus software hacking case.
asked about running Controversy over use of Pegasus softwareIsrael’s envoy, owned by Israeli tech company NSO, said it was an “internal matter” for India to hack the telephones of journalists, activists, bureaucrats and politicians in several countries, including India.
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“NSO is a private Israeli company. Every export of NSO, for companies like it, requires an export license. We only provide export license to governments. This is the main requirement. They cannot sell their products to NGOs,” Mr Gillon said when asked whether the Indian government had directed the Israeli government or the embassy in India to make any inquiries.
In Parliament, the Defense Ministry has said that it was not involved in any purchase of the software, but the government refused to submit an affidavit in the matter during the Supreme Court hearing. Nor has it indicated that it will investigate whether another government may be involved in the hacking.
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