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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
First UAE official ministerial delegation to publicly visit Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe first official senior delegation from the UAE is set to arrive in Israel for a five-hour visit that will include bilateral talks geared at implementing the normalization agreement signed in Washington last month.
It is the first time UAE ministers visit the Jewish state publicly since the two countries announced the normalization of ties on August 13.
UAE Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri and Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer will be welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, who is said to have been instrumental in finalizing the deal.
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