PM Netanyahu to Leave Tomorrow on Working Visit to Italy
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will, tomorrow (Thursday, 27 August 2015),
leave on a working visit to Italy, during which he will meet with Italian
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Prime Minister Netanyahu will also visit Expo 2015 in Milan, which is
focused on agro technology and food, joining a long list of world leaders
who have already done so, including – inter alia – German Chancellor Angela
Merkel and the presidents of France, Russia, Austria, Ireland, Mexico and
Colombia. In addition to the Israeli pavilion, the Prime Minister is due to
visit the Italian, US and Chinese pavilions.

The Israeli pavilion at the Expo introduces the world to technological
developments and innovative systems that Israel uses on a daily basis. The
pavilion was built with advanced tools based on green technology, including
energy-saving devices and special water and air equipment. The entire
pavilion is environment-friendly and recyclable without impact on the
environment. The vertical Fields of Tomorrow is a demonstration of Israel's
abilities in many areas including the cultivation of rocky land, growth of
vegetables in the desert, new methods of irrigation and improvement of seed
quality.