<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.3333px;">Israeli Ambassador Naor Gilon has said that India and Israel are keen on finalising the proposed free trade pact as it could further boost overall bilateral trade ties.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> During a media briefing in New Delhi today, Mr. Gilon indicated that there could be a forward movement on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the upcoming high-level visit of Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu to India.<br />''<br />''Describing defence ties between the two countries as very strong, he said, Israel has an advantage to support India in its efforts to become self-reliant in defence manufacturing because of the 'long-standing' trust in the area between the two countries. The Israeli envoy said that there is a great potential to expand cooperation in areas of renewable energy, smart mobility, agriculture, healthcare, water and cyber and homeland security.</span><br />