President Reuven Rivlin hosted today the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Israeli and United States science academies.

"The signing of the agreement today marks the beginning of an official partnership between our national academies, in the hope of decades of mutual cooperation," the President said at the signing ceremony. "The friendship between the two countries is deep and long, and Israel and the United States are at the forefront of scientific research, each in its own right, and our joint efforts will certainly bring us amazing discoveries."