Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for his first go to to the Gulf nation, Anadolu studies.
Herzog and his spouse have been welcomed upon arrival at Abu Dhabi Airport by Emirati Overseas Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the official Israeli KAN channel reported.
“This morning, I’m embarking on a historic journey to the United Arab Emirates,” Herzog mentioned in an announcement issued by his workplace earlier than leaving to the UAE.
Herzog tweeted that he had a “heat reception” upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi for his two-day go to.
The Israeli president is anticipated to fulfill with high Emirati officers for talks on strengthening financial relations between the 2 nations. He will even go to Israel’s pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.
Final month, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the UAE, the primary such go to by an Israeli premier to the Gulf nation.
In September 2020, the UAE and Israel signed a US-sponsored deal to normalize their relations. Since then, the 2 nations exchanged official visits by senior officers and have signed dozens of bilateral agreements in varied fields, together with funding, banking providers, and tourism.
Three different Arab states – Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan – joined the UAE within the controversial transfer that got here to be generally known as the Abraham Accords.
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