TEL AVIV : The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first Gulf nation to open an embassy in Israel , nearly a year after both countries signed an agreement to normalise diplomatic ties. Read Also: In world's first, this country gives third covid vaccine to the most vulnerable"It is a great honour to open the embassy here. Herzog, who took office last week, hailed the embassy opening as an "important step for the entire Middle East." Last month, Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visited the UAE on the first official trip by an Israeli minister to the Gulf state, where he inaugurated the Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate in Dubai. Israel and the UAE announced in August 2020 that they would normalise diplomatic relations, bringing over a decade of covert ties into the open.

Source: Mint July 14, 2021 22:41 UTC