Israeli President Herzog meets PM Sunak in Egypt: ‘Great friend of Israel’
This marks the first meeting with a high-ranking Israeli official since Sunak was sworn in as Prime Minister
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, agreeing to continue strengthening ties between the two allies.
Herzog called Sunak a “great friend of Israel” adding that the United Kingdom and Israel have an “incredible relationship, which has developed throughout the years, and I think it’s one of the closest.”
“We have so much to speak about from climate change to economic development and cooperation, security challenges, and of course maintaining regional stability. Thank you very much for taking the time. We know you’re busy, you have huge challenges. We wish you great success, Prime Minister,” Herzog said.
Sunak said he “will echo everything” Herzog said: “Israel is one of our closest friends, our closest allies, and there is an enormous amount for us to continue working on together, whether it’s economic cooperation, security cooperation, or indeed climate change, that we’re here discussing. So I look forward to our time together. We should get to work!”
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