Indian PM assures Netanyahu to bring to justice perpetrators of blast near Embassy

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and assured all support to bring to justice perpetrators of blast near the Israeli embassy in Delhi.

The Prime Minister conveyed his strong condemnation of the terror attack near the Israeli Embassy last Friday. "He assured Prime Minister Netanyahu that India accords the highest importance to the safety and security of Israeli diplomats and premises, and would deploy all its resources to find and punish the perpetrators," according to an official statement.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction about the close coordination between Indian and Israeli security agencies in this context, the statement added.


The two leaders also briefed each other about the progress of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in their respective countries, and discussed possibilities of further collaboration in this area.