A conference of Israeli economic and commercial envoys concluded here with a series of proposals to increase Israeli exports to European countries both within and outside the European Common Market.
One proposal was to seek greater use of the free ports, such as Copenhagen and Rotterdam, to accelerate and facilitate the distribution of agricultural and industrial exports. Another proposal called for increased production or restricted consumption in Israel of products for which markets could be opened abroad.
The envoys also suggested encouragement of manufacture in Israel of products not now made there for which there was demand overseas. They also urged a more careful study of markets, and visits by Israeli exporters to customer countries.
The envoys envisaged a further increase of exports amounting to at least $50,000,000 during the present year. Akiva Govrin, Minister of State in charge of trade and industry, said he was “very much impressed” by the “very real and practical ideas of the enthusiastic and knowledgeable economic and commercial envoys of Israel in Europe.”
He added that he was determined to bring about “concrete action by the Israel Government on the policies” discussed at the three-day parley.
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