PM Modi to attend I2-U2 digital summit alongside US President, others

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would attend a first-of-its-kind digital summit referred to as I2-U2 subsequent month for discussions of the meals safety disaster and different areas of cooperation, the White House mentioned on Tuesday.

The digital summit of the 4 nations, termed I2-U2, would happen throughout Biden’s journey to the area from July 13 to 16, a senior administration official informed reporters throughout a convention name.

President Biden appears ahead to this distinctive engagement with Prime Minister Bennett of Israel, Prime Minister Modi of India and President Mohammed bin Zayed of the UAE, the official mentioned.

Biden will go to the Middle East area from July 13 to July 16 with stops in Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, and engagements with almost a dozen counterparts from throughout the area and past.

“The first stop is Israel. This will be President Biden’s first visit to the country as President, and it comes nearly 50 years after his first visit to Israel as a young senator,” mentioned the official.

During the journey, Biden will have interaction with almost a dozen of his counterparts in three stops — Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia.

It is a part of this clear sequence of world engagements at an necessary second, the official mentioned.

“It demonstrates, we believe, the return of American leadership to bring countries together to address common threats and challenges, something the US can uniquely do.

“And with new frameworks that aim to harness unique American capabilities to enable partners to work more closely together, which is essential to a more secure, prosperous and stable Middle East region over the long term,” the official mentioned.

Biden’s go to may even give attention to Israel’s growing integration into the area, each by the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Morocco and Bahrain; by deepening ties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt; and in addition solely new groupings of companions, together with Israel, India, the UAE, and the United States — what they name I2U2, mentioned the official.

“We consider these initiatives central to our strategy of empowering partners and encouraging them to work more closely together, which will lead to a more stable region and also to Israel’s security and prosperity over the longer term.

“Importantly, some of these new partnerships reach beyond the Middle East, and the President will hold a virtual summit with the I2U2 heads of state for discussions of the food security crisis and other areas of cooperation across hemispheres where the UAE and Israel serve as important innovation hubs,” the official added.