Israeli foreign minister Cohen to cut short India visit after receiving 'security update' from Tel Aviv

Eli Cohen

New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday said he would cut short his three-day visit to India in view of a "security update" he received on his arrival here regarding Tel Aviv's operation against a militant group in Gaza Strip.

The visiting Israeli minister, who held wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar focusing on the expansion of bilateral ties in various key areas including trade, investment, defence and agriculture, said he will return home after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

In an address at the India-Israel Business Forum, Cohen said he would raise with Prime Minister Modi the issue of the free trade agreement between the two countries.