PM Ivanishvili started a two-day visit to Israel on June 24 during which he will meet his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres.

Ivanishvili, who ahead of the visit said that he would like Israel to become Georgia's "strategic partner", will also hold talks with Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein; Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilus III, as well as Israeli business community, according to the Georgian PM’s office.

The Georgian delegation also includes Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze; Minister of economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili; State Minister for Diaspora Konstantine Surguladze; PM’s adviser Gia Khukhashvili and head of the Georgian National Investment Agency Giorgi Pertaia.