Benjamin Netanyahu talks relations with leaders of DR Congo, Georgia
The prime minister spoke with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi and Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
By ALEX WINSTONIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/GALI TIBBON/POOL)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Tuesday evening with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi and Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who both called to congratulate him on the recent formation of his new government.Netanyahu and Tshisekedi discussed economic and agricultural cooperation between the two countries as well as the fight against the coronavirus. The prime minister also invited the Congolese president to visit Israel at the end of the coronavirus crisis.The DRC has so far suffered 2,296 cases of coronavirus, with 67 deaths.Netanyahu and Georgia's Prime Minister Gakharia also discussed deepening bilateral relations between the two countries, promoting the free trade zone agreement and examining the safe resumption of flights between the countries.The leaders also talked about promoting the opening of a Georgian cultural center in Jerusalem. Gakharia invited Netanyahu for a diplomatic visit to Georgia when the coronavirus pandemic is over.
