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Israel Ambassador Ilan Fluss (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - Israel wants to increase cooperation with the Philippines on agriculture, cybersecurity, and other areas of mutual interest after the two countries cap their 12th Joint Commission Meeting this week. The political dialogue, held in Manila on Sept. 5, was led by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Alfonso Ver and Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific Rafael Harpaz. "The Israeli delegation emphasized building bridges of innovations between the two countries in the areas of agritech, watertech, cybersecurity, ICT and connectivity, and more. Also included in the agenda is the topic of counterterrorism and the expansion of the defense cooperation between Israel with the Philippines," the Israel Embassy in Manila said in a statement. The delegations also discussed regional and international developments, particularly in the Middle East, Iran, and the West Philippine Sea. On ....
Israel is preparing a master plan for the water grid project in Marathwada but the ambitious project has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, at a meeting of a high-level Israeli delegation with the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on Thursday, the Middle-Eastern country sought the revival of the project. ....
ADB will help strengthen Pacific power utilities’ regulation to support clean energy technologies and decarbonize Pacific economies through a $600,000 technical assistance project. ....