I-PANJIM, eGoa – Igqiza lamalungu angama-20 elikhokelwa nguSekela Mphathiswa oyiNtloko waseGoa, uMnu Francis D'Souza, kunye noMphathiswa wezoKhenketho, uMnu Dilip Parulekar badibene noMphathiswa wezoKhenketho wakwa-Israel, uMnu Uzi Landau kutshanje eJerusalem ngenjongo yokukhuthaza uKhenketho lwaseGoa. Eli gqiza libonise ngemeko yaseGoa phambi kukaMnu Landau ngokwenza intetho. UMnu Dilip Parulekar, uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho waseGoa ukwameme uMphathiswa wezoKhenketho wakwa-Israel, uMnu Landau kunye negqiza lakhe ukuba batyelele iGoa.
Umnumzana Landau kwingxelo yakhe ngexesha lentlanganiso uthe abantu bakwa-Israel bakhethe i-Goa njengendawo ethandwayo yokhenketho kwaye angathanda ukwakha ubudlelwane obunempilo kakhulu phakathi kwe-Indiya ne-Israel. Wongeze ukuba uya kuthatha amanyathelo akhethekileyo okukhuthaza iGoa kwaSirayeli kwaye uya kutyumba igosa elivela kwinkonzo yakhe ukuba libe ngumntu onxibelelana noKhenketho lwaseGoa. Oku kuya kunceda ukwabelana ngolwazi kunye namava phakathi kwe-Israel kunye ne-Goa ukuze kuxhamle ukukhuthaza ukhenketho lwe-hinterland.
Umphathiswa Wezokhenketho kwa-Israeli uqinisekisile noMnu Parulekar ukuba uzakuzama ukumisela iinqwelomoya ezihamba ngokuthe ngqo zisuka kwa-Israel zisiya eGoa ukuze kuxhamle abakhenkethi abazakuba nomdla kukhenketho lwezenkolo.
Umnumzana Mangirish Raikar owayekhokele ii-Chambers kweli gunya elinamalungu angama-20 wenza intetho kwaye washukumisa umbono wokuba iipakeji ezizodwa zokunceda abakhenkethi zinokulungiswa, ngakumbi abo banomdla wokhenketho lwezenkolo. Umnumzana uFrancisco Braganca, uMongameli we-TTAG naye wayeyinxalenye yabathunywa.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Mr Landau in his statement during the meeting said that people of Israel have chosen Goa as a favoured destination for tourism and he would like to build a very healthy relationship between India and Israel.
- The Israeli's Tourism Minister also assured Mr Parulekar that he would try to establish scheduled direct flights from Israel to Goa for the benefit of tourists who will be interested in religious tourism.
- He added that he would take special measures to promote Goa in Israel and will appoint a nodal officer from his ministry to be a contact person for Goa Tourism.
