Energy Minister Moshe Shahal said Wednesday night that the Peoples Republic of China may soon sell coal to Israel. If the deal goes through, it would be the first publicly acknowledged trade between the two countries.
Shahal spoke on his return from a visit to France, where he had two meetings with China’s Deputy Minister for Coal. Both men were attending the International Energy Congress in Cannes.
Shahal said the Chinese Minister seemed “willing to sell” and the Beijing government had promised a speedy response to Israel’s questions on price and quality of the coal. There have been persistent reports here and abroad of contacts between Israel and China in various areas and of some trade already underway between them.
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