Gideon Bromberg, the Israeli CEO of Ecopease Middle East, warned in an interview with Maariv that rerouting the India-Middle East-Europe (IMEC) trade corridor around Israel would severely harm the country and cause it to miss the greatest economic and political opportunity in decades. Bromberg said the IMEC project can reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz and block Iranian influence.
Gideon Bromberg, the Israeli CEO of Ecopease Middle East, warned in an interview published Thursday by the Maariv daily that any rerouting of the India-Middle East-Europe (IMEC) trade corridor that bypasses Israel would severely harm the country. Bromberg described the corridor as the greatest economic and political opportunity in decades, and argued that IMEC can reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz and counter Iranian influence.
As The Zioneer has reported, Bromberg has previously advocated for the IMEC project. The Zioneer has also reported on claims that Saudi Arabia is advancing a plan to exclude Israel from the corridor and reroute it via Syria, and that Turkey's President Erdogan has sought to sideline Israel from the trade route.
Bromberg's latest remarks were published amid ongoing regional competition over the trade route, with Israel seeking to secure its role in the project.
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