Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived within the United Arab Emirates on the primary such go to, his workplace mentioned, in search of to strengthen Gulf ties at a time of heightened regional rigidity as world powers attempt to revive a nuclear cope with Iran.
The UAE, together with Bahrain, signed U.S.-brokered normalisation agreements with Israel, dubbed the “Abraham Accords”, in 2020. The 2 Gulf states and Israel share widespread issues about Iran and its allied forces within the area.
En path to the UAE President Herzog’s aircraft flew over Saudi Arabia, which he mentioned was “actually a really transferring second”. Riyadh and Israel do not need diplomatic ties, however Israel has mentioned it wish to set up a relationship with the dominion which is dwelling to Islam’s two holiest websites.
The presidency in Israel is a largely ceremonial publish. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the UAE in December.
The president was greeted on arrival within the UAE capital Abu Dhabi by Overseas Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
“I will probably be assembly the management of the United Arab Emirates, on the private invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince,” Herzog mentioned earlier.
“I want him properly and I’m grateful for his braveness and daring management, carving out a peace settlement with Israel and sending a message to the whole area that peace is the one different for the peoples of the area.”
President Herzog may even be assembly Jewish communities within the UAE, which is the area’s industrial and tourism hub.
Israel on Jan. 18 provided safety and intelligence assist to the UAE towards additional drone assaults after a lethal strike by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, based on a letter launched on Tuesday by Israel’s chief.
(REUTERS)