President to make first UAE visit by Israeli head of state

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s figurehead president will make the primary go to to the United Arab Emirates by the nation’s head of state subsequent week, his workplace stated Tuesday.

The excessive profile go to by President Isaac Herzog goals at additional cementing the burgeoning ties between the 2 states following the normalization of relations underneath the so-called “Abraham Accords.”

Herzog will fly to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and can meet with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Gulf state’s crown prince and de facto ruler, in addition to Emirati leaders and members of the small Jewish neighborhood.

Final month, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett paid a two-day go to to the Gulf state, the primary official go to to the nation by an Israeli chief because the institution of formal diplomatic relations in 2020.

Israel and the UAE had lengthy nurtured clandestine safety cooperation earlier than they formalized diplomatic relations as a part of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords. The agreements established diplomatic relations between Israel and 4 Arab states: the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

Within the 12 months and a half because the signing of the settlement on the White Home garden, bilateral commerce and cooperation have skyrocketed, and Israeli ministers have made a number of official visits to the area.

Herzog’s workplace stated the “necessary go to comes because the Israeli and Emirati nations are busy laying the foundations of a brand new shared future.“

“I consider that our daring new partnership will remodel the Center East and encourage the entire area,” he stated.