JERUSALEM, Jan 25 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel yesterday announced, it had opened its embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following a normalisation deal, signed last year to establish diplomatic ties between the two.
The embassy “will promote the entire relations between the countries and expand ties with the Emirati government, economic entities and the private sector, academia, the media and more,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry said, in a statement.
The embassy would operate in a temporary building until a permanent office will be found, the ministry said.
Israeli Foreign Minister, Gabi Ashkenazi, said in the statement that, the move “would allow the broadening of bilateral ties between Israel and the UAE.”
The Council of Ministers of the UAE, approved the establishment of a UAE embassy in Tel Aviv in Israel, the UAE government’s official Twitter said yesterday.– NNN-MA’AN
