CBNNews.com - JERUSALEM, Israel - Israel and the U.S. will hold their first joint High Technology Forum on Tuesday, in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

Israeli Defense Ministry Director General Pinchas Buchris and U.S. Undersecretary for Industry and Security Mario Mancuso will lead the forum.

"Israel is a dynamic technology market and a strategic partner of the United States," Mancuso said.

"The High Technology Forum will accelerate, elevate and institutionalize a senior-level dialogue to address bilateral high technology trade, investment and related security issues within the context of our larger strategic relationship," he said.

Participants see the forum as a good venue for Israeli and American defense officials to discuss joint ventures and investments.

Source: The Jerusalem Post