Bennett Concludes Visit to UAE, Returning to Israel

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UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Thursday. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

At the invitation of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett left this morning for a snap visit to the UAE.

At the start of his visit, Bennett expressed his deepest condolences on the passing of the previous president, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed, and congratulated Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed on his appointment.

Bennett met privately with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed at his palace for approximately two hours; they then held a working lunch with the participation of their delegations.

The two leaders maintain regular contact. They have met several times in recent months, in the UAE and Egypt. Bilateral ties have grown accordingly; a trade agreement – the first of its kind – was recently signed.

In the past year, trade between the two countries has grown by hundreds of millions of dollars and – thanks to the trade agreement – is expected to grow further and reach approximately $3 billion per annum.

The leaders also discussed advancing the regional architecture.

In addition to the leaders’ meeting, working meetings were held between the members of the Israeli delegation and the President’s local advisers.

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