President Herzog meets British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at COP27
President Isaac Herzog met for the first time today with newly-elected British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during COP27.
UK PM Rishi Sunak and President Herzog. Photo: Haim Zach
The two leaders discussed deepening the friendship between Israel and the United Kingdom and joint economic climate ventures and noted Britain’s involvement as a result of economic developments fostered by the Abraham Accords.
They also discussed security challenges, chiefly the Iranian nuclear project.
The President congratulated Britain’s new Prime Minister and said: “Mr. Sunak is a great friend of Israel, and the United Kingdom and Israel have an incredible relationship, which has developed throughout the years, and I think it’s one of the closest. We have so much to speak about from climate change to economic development and cooperation, security challenges, and of course maintaining regional stability.”
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told President Herzog: “Israel is one of our closest friends, our closest allies, and there is an enormous amount for us to continue working on together, whether it’s economic cooperation, security cooperation, or indeed climate change, that we’re here discussing. So I look forward to our time together.”
