Jerusalem, May 24 -- Special Envoy of the Foreign Ministry of Israel, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, said there are still significant opportunities for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and expressed hope that the I2U2 grouping can regain momentum in the future.

Speaking to ANI on the future of IMEC and I2U2, Nahoum said Israel sees scope for deeper cooperation involving India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

"There is still an opportunity here. I was speaking to the Indian ambassador about it, and he agreed with me. After PM Modi's visit, we have a lot of trade agreements that have been set down... I don't see why the UAE cannot be involved in this... I don't want to believe that I2U2 is dead... There is a nice special rel...