Sushma meets Israel’s infrastructure, energy, water minister

Tel Aviv, Jan 18: Exterl Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Israel’s Minister of tiol Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz on Monday, the second day of her visit to Israel. “Building India – Israel collaborations. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets with senior Minister Yuval Steinitz over lunch,” exterl affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup. Ahead of the Indian minister’s visit, Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon said on Wednesday that Israel and India would collaborate in the areas of agriculture and water magement. Stating that Israel had faced the problem of water scarcity, he said that his country would collaborate with the Indian private sector on this and was in close contact with India’s water resources and Ganga rejuvetion ministry. Ahead of the meeting with Steinitz, Sushma Swaraj made a courtesy call on Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. (IANS)