Jerusalem: Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett He plans to travel to India later this week, his office said on Tuesday, after he tested positive for Covid.
“Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled,” the office said in a statement.
Three day visit organized after invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra ModiIt was supposed to start on Sunday.
Bennett’s office said it was set to mark 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office said Bennett had tested positive for COVID-19 but was “feeling well and would continue his schedule from his home as planned”.
This was Bennett’s first official visit to India.
Modi visited Israel in 2017 and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu A year later a mutual visit paid off.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny GantzoThose who were scheduled to visit India this week to meet their counterparts in a separate trip also delayed their travels.
India has historically been a vocal supporter of the Palestinians, but in recent years it has drawn closer to Israel by buying military hardware from Israel.
On Monday, top diplomats from Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt and the United States met at a historic summit in southern Israel.
Palestinians say Arab states are betraying their interests by abandoning a decades-old policy of boycotting Israel until Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been resolved.
“Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled,” the office said in a statement.
Three day visit organized after invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra ModiIt was supposed to start on Sunday.
Bennett’s office said it was set to mark 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
On Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office said Bennett had tested positive for COVID-19 but was “feeling well and would continue his schedule from his home as planned”.
This was Bennett’s first official visit to India.
Modi visited Israel in 2017 and former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu A year later a mutual visit paid off.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny GantzoThose who were scheduled to visit India this week to meet their counterparts in a separate trip also delayed their travels.
India has historically been a vocal supporter of the Palestinians, but in recent years it has drawn closer to Israel by buying military hardware from Israel.
On Monday, top diplomats from Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt and the United States met at a historic summit in southern Israel.
Palestinians say Arab states are betraying their interests by abandoning a decades-old policy of boycotting Israel until Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been resolved.