Governor Rick Snyder sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday.
As The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher reports, Snyder believes the talks could lead to new partnerships between companies is Michigan and Israel.
The governor is on a nine-day investment mission to Israel. He says the two states already have strong economic and cultural ties. But he says there’s lots of room for new partnerships and investment.
Snyder Spokesperson Ken Silfven says Prime Minister Netanyahu was “very receptive” to the governor’s ideas.
“Just to be able to have that one-on-one exchange with the top person, it’s just something you just can’t overstate,” he says.
The governor also signed a letter of intent to partner with Israel to research and develop new industrial technology.
This is Snyder’s fifth corporate-sponsored foreign trade mission, and his first to the Middle East.