Naftali Bennett: The Prime Minister of Israel meets the Crown Prince of the UAE at the palace in Abu Dhabi
It marks the first official visit by an Israeli Prime Minister to the United Arab Emirates and comes 15 months after the signing of the normalization agreement between the two countries.
Bennett previously highlighted the growing commercial relationship between his country and the UAE in an interview with WAM, Emirates’ state news agency. However, the agency did not mention the interview about tensions with Iran.
“The volume of mutual trade has grown rapidly within a few months with limitless future opportunities to develop it. Israel, like the UAE, is a regional trading hub. Our cooperation bringing unprecedented economic opportunities not only to us, but to more countries, is another factor in enhancing stability and prosperity in this region,” Bennett was quoted as saying.
According to WAM, the Israeli leader mentioned cybersecurity, healthcare, education and aviation as four areas where the two countries are reaping a lot of profits from trade and investment.
In addition to trade, the normalization agreement signed between Israel and the UAE, one of a series of agreements signed between Israel and Arab states in the final months of the Trump administration, is also considered Israel. has a strong regional security component. it, specifically, shares concerns about Iran.
But the interview gave only the smallest possible nod in that direction, writing: ‘Regarding the UAE’s efforts to strengthen international cooperation to face common challenges, the Israeli Prime Minister stressed, “the values of tolerance, peace and dialogue are common, and that’s why our friendship has grown at such a high rate.”‘
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