The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally opened its embassy in Israel, opening its diplomatic places of work in Tel Aviv lower than a 12 months after the 2 international locations introduced the institution of open ties.
Speaking on the ceremony, Israeli President Isaac Herzog mentioned the opening of the embassy was “an important milestone in our shared journey toward a future of peace, prosperity and security for the Middle East.”
The opening of the Emirati embassy comes two weeks after the ribbon chopping at its embassy in Abu Dhabi throughout Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s go to to the United Arab Emirates in June.
Israel and the UAE formally established diplomatic relations final 12 months after a long time of secret ties. The two international locations signed a US-broker normalization settlement on the White House garden in September, and a flurry of bilateral financial and cooperation offers within the months that adopted.
The UAE Embassy is positioned in the identical tower because the Stock Exchange of Israel within the coronary heart of Tel Aviv’s enterprise district. Most international locations preserve embassies in Tel Aviv due to the disputed standing of Jerusalem – one of the troublesome points within the Middle East battle. The US moved its embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 and a handful of nations adopted go well with.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem within the 1967 Middle East War and later annexed it in a transfer unrecognized by many of the worldwide group. The metropolis is the seat of Israel’s parliament, the Supreme Court, and several other authorities places of work. Palestinians need East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future impartial state.
The UAE’s ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaza, instructed reporters that the embassy “to continue to build on our new partnership, to seek dialogue, not dispute, to create a new paradigm of peace and provide a will be the basis of the model for a new collaborative approach to conflict resolution in the Middle East.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
