Foreign Minister S Jaishankar with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar during a meeting in New Delhi. File | Photo credit: PTI
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Israel on Tuesday (16 Dec 2025) to meet the country’s top leadership and discuss bilateral and regional issues, sources in Jerusalem said.
Mr Jaishankar will meet President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and hold bilateral consultations with his counterpart Gideon Sa’ar during his short visit, they said.
“Discussions will revolve around bilateral and regional issues to continue deepening the strategic partnership between the two countries,” a source told PTI.
His visit comes days after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders “agreed to meet very soon”.
Tourism Minister Haim Katz, Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Avi Dichter and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visited India earlier this year as the strategic partners gather momentum to sign a free trade agreement (FTA).
The two countries signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) during Mr. Smotrich’s visit and then a Free Trade Agreement (TOR) leading to a free trade agreement last month during Trade and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Israel.
Published – 15 Dec 2025 17:26 IST
