TORONTO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Potash Corp of Saskatchewan acknowledged on Wednesday that it has held talks with Israeli government officials around potentially increasing its ownership stake in Israel Chemical Ltd (ICL).
The world's largest fertilizer company issued a statement on the matter after ICL's majority shareholder, Israel Corp Ltd , in a regulatory filing confirmed media reports of these discussions.
In a brief statement, Potash Corp said: ``No deal has been formulated; there is no assurance that a deal will be reached, or that pshareholder, Israel Corp Ltd , in a regulatory filing confirmed media reports of these discussions.
In a brief statement, Potash Corp said: ``No deal has been formulated; there is no assurance that a deal will be reached, or that parties will sign an agreement.''
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based fertilizer maker said it does not intend to comment further on this matter at this time.