President Isaac Herzog met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the CICA summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The meeting focused on bilateral relations between the countries and the situation in the Middle East. During the meeting, the president emphasized the importance of ties between Israel and China and the potential for expanding cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and more. In addition, the two discussed the regional situation, with the president highlighting the strategic threats facing Israel in the region, particularly from Iran and its terror proxies.

