Israel opens Embassy in UAE

Agencies | Dubai

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Israel’s new Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated its Embassy in the UAE yesterday and offered an olive branch to other former adversaries, saying: “We’re here to stay.”

During his two-day visit, the first to the West Asian nation by an Israeli Cabinet Minister since the countries established ties last year, Lapid was also due to inaugurate a Consulate in Dubai and sign a bilateral deal on economic cooperation.

“Israel wants peace with its neighbours — with all its neighbours. We aren’t going anywhere. The Middle East is our home,” Lapid said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Abu Dhabi high-rise office serving as a temporary Embassy. “We’re here to stay. We call on all the countries of the region to recognise that,” he said, according to a transcript.