New Delhi: Israel’s ambassador to India Naor Gilon said the Haifa port is a strategic port for the country and Adani Group acquiring it would lead to more scope of future cooperations, news agency ANI reported.
“The Haifa port is a strategic port for Israel. We're really depositing it in the hands of an important Indian company like Adani. It's a symbol of trust between our people. I hope that this investment will be the opening element of a long string of future cooperations,” news agency ANI reported Gilon as saying.
Speaking on Holocaust, the Israel envoy said, “Learning about the Holocaust is a universal message to the world of tolerance, to the different, to the weak. I think this is the message that is coming out of The International Holocaust Remembrance Day.”
“Jews for 2000 years have been living in India and antisemitism is not even a word that is known here in India. We think that the message of tolerance has to go everywhere, also in countries that did not suffer from the Holocaust,” he further added.
It is to be noted that the Adani Group on Tuesday acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion and vowed to transform the skyline of the Mediterranean city as part of its decision to invest more in the Jewish nation.
Terming the Haifa port deal with the Adani Group as an "enormous milestone", Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “I think this is an enormous milestone...Over 100 years ago, and during World War I, it was the brave Indian soldiers who helped liberate the city of Haifa. And today, it's very robust Indian investors who are helping to liberate the port of Haifa.”
Meanwhile, taking to Twitter, Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani wrote, “Privileged to meet with @IsraeliPM @netanyahu on this momentous day as the Port of Haifa is handed over to the Adani Group. The Abraham Accord will be a game changer for the Mediterranean sea logistics. Adani Gadot set to transform Haifa Port into a landmark for all to admire.”