India-Israel-US-UAE grouping ‘not against China’, can’t rule out trade deal, Israeli envoy says

xizhimen

Experienced member
Messages
7,391
Reactions
384
Nation of residence
China
Nation of origin
China

India-Israel-US-UAE grouping ‘not against China’, can’t rule out trade deal, Israeli envoy says

Rony Yedidia-Clein, Deputy Chief of Mission at Israel Embassy in India, says new grouping is more of a joint international forum for economic cooperation.

NAYANIMA BASU 20 October, 2021 6:24 pm IST
New-picture-23-696x392.png


New Delhi: The new grouping that has been created among India, Israel, the US and the UAE is meant to give shape to a new level of economic cooperation and is “not against China”, according to Rony Yedidia-Clein, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Israel Embassy in India.

Speaking to ThePrint on the meeting that took place among the foreign ministers of these four countries Monday, the Israeli diplomat said the possibility of a mega trade deal cannot be ruled out.

“The joint working group (a mechanism to be set up under the grouping) will take forward the discussions the foreign ministers had during the meeting. We are calling it a joint international forum for economic cooperation of these four countries who want to do business together,” she said.

“We are not trying to be against any country, and, to your question, this is not something against China.”

The foreign ministers of India, Israel, US and the UAE met Monday and decided to create a joint working group on issues concerning maritime security, infrastructure, digital infrastructure, and transport.

The meeting was attended by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Israel, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan tuning in via video link. The meeting was an Israeli initiative.

The Israel Foreign Ministry said in a statement that “each minister will appoint senior-level professionals to a joint working group that will formulate options for cooperation”.

In a tweet about the meeting Monday, Jaishankar said the countries “discussed working together more closely on economic growth and global issues”.

 

Follow us on social media

Top Bottom