NEW DELHI, 30 January 2022, (TON):  Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the decades-old relationship between India and Israel as he asserted that the cooperation between the two countries has played a key role in the growth stories of the two nations.

He issued a special video message, marking 30 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Israel.

The Prime Minister said "the history of the relationship between our countries is very old. There has been a strong relationship between the people of India and Israel for centuries.”

PM Modi this period has been very important for both countries and there cannot be a better time to set new goals for taking forward India-Israel relations.

PM Modi added "today, when the world is witnessing important changes, the importance of India-Israel relations has increased even more. I am fully confident that the India-Israel friendship will achieve new milestones in mutual cooperation in the coming decades.”

Though India had recognised Israel on September 17, 1950, full-fledged diplomatic relations between the countries were established on January 29, 1992. Since then, the bilateral relations between both countries have developed into a multifaceted strategic partnership.