Israeli PM Bennett postpones India visit after contracting Covid-19
India Today
The visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to India, scheduled for April 3 to 5, has been postponed after the Israeli PM tested positive for Covid-19.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who contracted Covid-19, has postponed his maiden trip to India planned for next week, his office said on Tuesday.
Bennett, 50, was scheduled to visit India from April 3 to 5 to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
"Prime Minister Bennett's trip to India has been postponed and will be rescheduled," his office said in a brief statement.
It was not immediately clear when the trip would take place.
Bennett tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. His office said the Prime Minister is "feeling well and will continue to work from home."
The premier’s postponement came a day after Defence Minister Benny Gantz also put off his planned visit to India due to the volatile security situation in Israel, after two deadly terror attacks claimed the lives of six Israelis within days, The Times of Israel newspaper reported.
The maiden visit of Bennett, who became prime minister in June last year, was also aimed at expanding the cooperation between the two countries in the areas of innovation and technology, security and cyber, and agriculture and climate change.
