The prime minister of Israel Binyamin Netaniyagu who has arrived to Kenya with official visit within the African tour, met in Nairobi the president of this country Ukhura Keniat.
As reports Ynet with reference to local mass media, during the summit which part passed in a mode "confidentially", the agreement on signing of the bilateral agreement on trade cooperation between Kenya and Israel was reached.
It is reported that the parties also discussed the subjects concerning strengthening of cooperation in the sphere of safety.
The Israeli prime minister received the invitation to visit Kenya during official visit of the Kenyan president to Israel in February of this year.
On Tuesday morning Netaniyagu assigned a wreath to the mausoleum of the first president of Kenya, Jomo Keniat, the father of the present head of state whom Kenyans consider as "the ancestor of the Kenyan nation".
The prime minister of Israel arrived to Kenya from Uganda. There on July 4 the first intergovernmental summit with the participation of Israel, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, the Southern Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda took place.
The summit took place in Entebbe by the invitation of the president of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Museveni.
The parties the prime minister of Israel Binyamin Netaniyagu, the prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Haylemariam Desalen, the president of the Republic of Kenya represented Ukhura Keniyatt, the president of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame, the president of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of the Republic of Zambia Edgar Lungu and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and cooperation in East Africa the Integrated Republic of Tanzania Augustin Makhiga.
As they say in published the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda of the communique following the results of the summit, heads of state and government came to consensus concerning importance of friendship between Africa and Israel, and also presented opportunity to transfer the positive message about cooperation between the North and the South.
At the summit it was noted that terror continues to endanger itself considerable peace and safety around the world, and also to preservation of culture of mankind.
Leaders placed emphasis on need of close regional and international cooperation for all areas, including in the field of cyberprotection and collection of information for fight against cyberattacks.
Participants of the summit as came to consensus concerning importance of development of the new directions of cooperation, based on development of human abilities and use of new and innovative technologies, in particular in areas of renewable energy and a sustainable development.
Heads of states hope for expansion of cooperation between the African states and Israel both on bilateral, and on the international basis.
"The meeting of seven leaders of the African countries with Israel has epoch-making value. It shows huge shift in the relations between Israel and Africa, and it begins here — declared to Netaniyagu, speaking at the summit in Uganda. — It is caused by the big changes which are occurring around the world. In the 21st century there is a huge impulse to progress, to development of opportunities in the field of technologies, but at the same time we are threatened by cruel medieval ideology which wants to return us back to the Middle Ages, to destroy our societies, ours freedoms and our hope.
Therefore we have to act in parallel in two directions: first, to develop our countries and to advance them in the future, and secondly, to fight against those forces which want to tire out us back in gloomy times. We are able to do it. I consider that Israel is the ideal partner for the countries of Africa. I would like to thank from the heart leaders of the countries which are present at this meeting. I think that we created the base for further development of the partner relations. We trust in it, and it not mere words. Each of us in the country already started working in this direction, but we consider that there are many opportunities of expansion of cooperation with all African countries.
I once again thank you for remarkable, warm welcome, for your friendship. Israel comes back to Africa. Africa comes back to Israel".