Harper, Netanyahu sign broad agreement in Jerusalem meeting
Posted Jan 21, 2014 06:02:18 AM.
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JERUSALEM – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a wide-ranging set of bilateral goals on Tuesday during their meeting in Jerusalem.
Under what’s called a Strategic Partnership memorandum of understanding, Canada and Israel agreed to a lengthy list of common interests to pursue.
They include growth in security and intelligence co-operation, enhanced defence and security relations, more business links and closer academic ties.
The memorandum the two leaders signed in Netanyahu’s office also covers innovation, energy, international aid and human rights.
The goal is to build on bilateral merchandise trade between the two countries, which the Prime Minister’s office says was worth $1.41 billion in 2012.
Harper said in a statement that the memorandum “lays out a strategic direction for stronger future relations between the two countries.“
(The Canadian Press)
