JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog left for the United Arab Emirates on Sunday on the primary such go to, his workplace mentioned, looking for to strengthen Gulf ties at a time of heightened regional rigidity as world powers attempt to revive a nuclear take care of Iran.
“I will likely be assembly the management of the United Arab Emirates, on the private invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince,” Herzog mentioned.
“I want him nicely and I’m grateful for his braveness and daring management, carving out a peace settlement with Israel and sending a message to the complete area that peace is the one various for the peoples of the area.”
The presidency in Israel is a largely ceremonial publish. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the UAE in December.
The UAE, together with Bahrain, signed U.S.-brokered normalisation agreements with Israel, dubbed the “Abraham Accords”, on the White Home in 2020. The 2 Gulf nations and Israel share widespread issues about Iran and its allied forces within the area.
Israel on Jan. 18 supplied safety and intelligence help to the UAE towards additional drone assaults after a lethal strike by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, in line with a letter launched on Tuesday by Israel’s chief.
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Enhancing by William Mallard)
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