The first official visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, accompanied by a large delegation of businesspeople, to Israel will start on Sunday, September 2, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement.
TEL AVIV (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 01st September, 2018) The first official visit of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, accompanied by a large delegation of businesspeople, to Israel will start on Sunday, September 2, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement.
Duterte's visit will last three days, during which he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, according to the statement. During the visit, a number of economic agreements will be signed between the two countries, as well as between enterprises.
Duterte is also set to meet with his compatriots in Tel Aviv and visit the Yad Vashem memorial complex.
The talks with Netanyahu will focus on bilateral cooperation in tourism, trade, agriculture, fight against terrorism, as well as employment of Filipinos in Israel.
This is the first visit of the Philippine leader to Israel since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1957.
According to official data, about 30,000 Filipino citizens reside in Israel, working as nurses, caring for the elderly and disabled.
During his trip to the middle East, Duterte will also visit Jordan.
