Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed an agreement of cooperation between Jerusalem and Guatemala City, after voicing mutual respect and hope for fruitful relations in a joint press conference in Jerusalem. The cooperation agreement relates to water, agriculture, technology, medicine, tourism and information.
“I think there is a larger picture that I began speaking to you about, and that is our interest in entering in a big way Latin America. Latin America has always been friendly to Israel but I think we are in a position where these relationships can be far advanced and I look forward to visiting Latin America and perhaps Guatemala since you just kindly gave me an invitation,” said Netanyahu. “The people of Guatemala have a lot of wealth in themselves. First of all, the people themselves – our population in young – and if we continue in the right way, with education and health and with the proper management of our resources, I’m sure that we will see a significant change very soon. So I extend my invitation to the prime minister to come and visit our region, I’m sure that your visit will be of great assistance to our region to explore all the possibilities that are in the region and that we can work on together,” said Morales. Both of them emphasized that one of the key areas of cooperation would deal with a water crisis, which both countries are dealing with.