Israeli, UAE foreign ministers seen at Berlin memorial

A picture released by the Israeli foreign ministry shows Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, UAE counterpart Abdulah Bin Zayed al Nahyan and top German diplomat Heiko Maas at the Berlin Holocaust memorial.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, second right, UAE Foreign Minister Abdulah Bin Zayed al Nahyan, left, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, second left, listening to a presentation at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial on October 6, 2020. (Courtesy/Foreign Ministry of Israel)

Walla news reporter Barak Ravid tweets that sources say the meeting was the initiative of the Emirati foreign minister.

The meeting is the highest level open summit between the countries aside from a signing ceremony in Washington, which did not actually include a meeting.

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