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PMO: UAE president calls Netanyahu ahead of Passover, pair agree to meet soon
In this file photo taken in 2021, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan looks on as he attends a signing ceremony with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Adem Altan/AFP)
United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed calls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wish him a happy Passover, the Prime Minister’s Office says.
According to the PMO, the pair held a “warm and friendly” conversation in which they expressed “their commitment to advancing their historic peace deal.”
“The two leaders agreed to continue the dialogue between them in a personal meeting in the coming period,” the PMO says.
UAE-Israel ties have appeared strained since Netanyahu’s far-right government was sworn into office three months ago. The UAE envoy notably skipped a Foreign Ministry iftar dinner held this week for diplomats from Muslim countries.
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