¡®Apka Swagat Hain,¡¯ Israel PM Netanyahu Gushed In Hindi As He Rolled Out The Red Carpet For PM Modi In Tel Aviv

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ben Gurian airport In Tel Aviv in Tuesday - a privilege only reserved for US Presidents and the Pope till now.

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PM Modi is India¡¯s first Prime Minister to ever visit Israel and his reception by none other than Israeli PM Netanyahu showed the importance of bilateral ties between the two countries.

PM Netanyahu called his Indian counterpart his friend and a trusted ally. ¡°Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apka swagat hain,¡± said PM Netanyahu while beginning his joint address organised on the airport itself.

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¡°We love India. We have been waiting for this day for the last 70 years,¡± said PM Netanyahu.

Prime Minister Netanyahu also spoke about how India and Israel have come together over the years and why the current visit is certainly importance when it comes to the bilateral ties between the two nations.

PM Modi too reciprocated with equal fervour and energy and started his address after greeting Prime Minister Netanyahu in Hebrew.

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¡°It¡¯s a singular honour for me to be the first Indian PM to come to Israel,¡± added Pm Modi.

PM Modi too praised Prime Minister Netanyahu and reiterated India¡¯s stand of Israel being one of the most important strategic partners.

PM Netanyahu said that even sky isn¡¯t the limit when it comes to the relation between the two countries.

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With warms hugs, greeting and praise for each other, PM Modi began his historic three-day visit to the Jewish state.