Israel to host summit of top diplomats of US, Arab States
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- Israel has said it will host a summit of the top diplomats of the United States and three Arab States. Israel's Foreign Ministry said the two-day summit from Sunday will be attended by the U.S. Secretary of State, Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain.
- The three Arab countries normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under a series of US-brokered deals known as the Abraham Accords. Earlier this week, Sheikh Mohammed, the de facto ruler of the UAE, met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Egypt.
- Meanwhile, in a separate development, Jordan's King Abdullah II hosted Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba .
- The meeting, which was also attended by a senior Saudi official, covered means to advance ties between Jordan and these countries. A statement from the Iraqi leader's office said they discussed the global economic crisis and ways to confront food security challenges.
Published date : 26 Mar 2022 06:03PM