Today, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the State of Israel reaffirm their commitment to elevating the strategic partnership between the countries to new heights by launching the new Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology, tasked with establishing a US-Israel partnership. technology partnership on critical and emerging technologies and solutions to global challenges: pandemic preparedness, climate change, implementation of artificial intelligence and trusted technology ecosystems. The dialogue will also reinforce existing collaboration mechanisms.
The US-Israel relationship reflects our shared values and interests and the true friendship between our peoples. We commit to advancing our ecosystems of mutual innovation, deepening bilateral commitments, advancing and protecting critical and emerging technologies in line with our national interests, democratic principles and human rights, and addressing geostrategic challenges.
First, we recognize the importance of technological ties between the United States and Israel, along with other key partners and allies.
Second, we resolve to encourage innovative solutions to global challenges and promote a shared agenda in the international arena.
Third, we will advance and facilitate a high-level, bilateral inter-agency dialogue led by the respective US and Israeli national security councils to enhance our collaboration in promoting and protecting critical and emerging technologies in areas of global concern:
Fourth, the Strategic Technology Dialogue will be held annually, alternating between the United States and Israel. The first meeting will take place in Israel in autumn 2022 to discuss the advancement of specific projects in the aforementioned areas of cooperation.
Fifth, we affirm our commitment to expand our cooperation to other areas and initiate an exchange program in quantum information science, so that the US and Israel can jointly face strategic technological challenges and pursue our common goals for the mutual benefit of both countries. .
