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Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, who reached Israel on a successful three-day visit, met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other leaders on Sunday. He wished Netanyahu good luck on becoming Prime Minister. Piyush Goyal also met the minister there, Barkat Mir.
In a post on X, Goyal said that he has signed the terms of reference for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is expected to promote trade, investment and technology operations between the two countries. Also, advice has been sought from Netanyahu to link the high tech power of Israel with the scale and talent of India as part of economic and strategic strategy. Also, issues like expanding the economic corridor from India to Europe via the Middle East and Israel were discussed.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal meets Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
“Conveyed to him the warm wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. Updated him on my discussions with Minister Nir Barkat and the successful holding of Business Forum and CEOs Forum held with over… pic.twitter.com/92qYjDRZ64
— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2025
Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted, “Conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji’s good wishes to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Updated him about my conversation with Minister Nir Barkat and the successful organization of the Business Forum and CEOs Forum with the Indian business delegation of more than 60 members accompanying me. Emphasized the signing of the Terms of Reference to start FTA negotiations, which will promote trade, investment and technology cooperation. Israel’s high-tech prowess can be leveraged against India’s Discussed strengthening our innovation partnership by combining scale and talent. Took his guidance to deepen bilateral economic and strategic engagement in the areas of agriculture, water, defence, science, technology and innovation.
Why was this meeting special?
This meeting emphasizes the increasing cooperation between India and Israel in economic, technological and strategic fields. This will open new paths between the two countries in the coming years. Minister Piyush Goyal has held many high level meetings during this tour. In this, success has been achieved on important basic issues like agriculture, technology, innovation and trade.
On November 21, Piyush Goyal met Israel’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Avi Dichter to promote cooperation in the agricultural sector. In which there was a lot of discussion on the future roadmap regarding farming. Apart from this, on November 20, he started his official tour by meeting Minister Barkat Mir. Many bilateral issues and increasing trade cooperation were discussed between the two. There has been discussion regarding.