(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chad President Idriss Deby announced the resumption of diplomatic relations on Sunday during Netanyahu's visit to Chad. Ties had been severed in 1972. The prime minister said, "We have a partnership in trying to forge a prosperous and secure future for our countries and in a larger sense for Africa and beyond....We discussed how to deepen our cooperation in every field beginning with security, but also agriculture, food, water, energy, health and many more." "It's significant for us that Chad is a country with a Muslim majority that seeks the friendship of Israel. There are many such countries, but in Africa this is particularly significant. And we seek the friendship of other countries in Africa....We believe in the future of Chad and the future of Africa. This is my fourth visit to Africa in two years."
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