UAE opens Israel embassy

UAE opens Israel embassy
UAE opens Israel embassy

TEL AVIV: The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israel Wednesday, housed in Tel Aviv”s new stock exchange building, in the latest normalisation move under a deal brokered by Washington last year. The venue in the heart of Israel”s financial district highlighted the central role economic cooperation has played since the UAE became only the third majority-Arab country to recognise the Jewish state. At the ceremony, attended by new Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Emirati ambassador Mohamed al-Khaja called the embassy opening “an important milestone in the growing relationship between our two countries”. “The UAE and Israel are both innovative nations, we can harness this creativity to work towards a more prosperous and sustainable future for our countries and our region,” he said. Herzog called for the “historic agreement” with the UAE to be “extended to other nations seeking peace with Israel. ” Israel and the UAE have signed a raft of deals — ranging from tourism to aviation to financial services — since normalising ties as part of the so-called Abraham Accords brokered by former US president Donald Trump”s administration.

UAE opens Israel embassy
UAE opens Israel embassy