Highlights of Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s visit to Israel

Key Points:

• India and Israel celebrate 30 years of establishment of diplomatic relations.
• Israel has shown his interest in upgrading the Centres of Excellence (CoE) established by Israel in India.
• Both sides have agreed to complete the process of finalizing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of June 2022.

• 12th Meeting of BRICS Health Minister virtually hosted by China:
• BRICS Countries Agreed to Launch Pandemic Early Warning System for large scale pandemics.
• China is set to host the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, China in June 2022.