Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, on September 20, 2023. The UK looked set to backtrack on policies aimed at achieving net zero emissions by 2050 with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expected to water down some of the government's green commitments. The move comes amid growing concern over the potential financial cost of the government's policies to achieve net zero carbon emissions by mid-century. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak departed for Israel to engage in discussions with his Israeli counterpart. Following his visit to Israel, Sunak’s itinerary includes plans to visit additional countries in the West Asian region for further dialogues with other leaders. This information was released by Downing Street.
Downing Street, however, did not specify which other leaders Sunak will engage with. Instead, it mentioned that the UK Prime Minister will travel “to a number of other regional capitals”, whose details have not been released due to security reasons.
In Israel, Sunak will meet with PM Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the country’s President, Isaac Herzog, on Thursday, according to the details of Sunak’s schedule shared by 10, Downing Street.
