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Lapid in the Emirates: "Calls on the countries of the region to talk to us, thanks to Netanyahu - the architect of the agreements"

Lapid landed in the Emirates with a delegation from his office for the first official visit of an Israeli minister to the country.

"I would like to thank Netanyahu, who was the architect of the Avraham Accords. This is a historic moment," he said at the inauguration of the embassy in Abu Dhabi.

He is scheduled to meet with his emirate counterpart Ben Zayed, and will arrive in Dubai tomorrow

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Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 07:40 Updated: 13:42

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In the video: Foreign Minister Lapid on his first visit to the Harmirot Union (Photo: GPO)

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid landed this morning (Tuesday) in the United Arab Emirates for the first official visit of an Israeli minister to the United Arab Emirates, following the signing of the peace agreement between the two countries.

Lapid met with his emirate counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed, and attended the inauguration of the Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi, where he called for further agreements with countries in the region and thanked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in signing the understandings.

"We call on all countries in the region to recognize that Israel is not going anywhere, and to come and talk to us," he said at the ceremony.

"I would like to thank former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who was the architect of the Abrahamic Accords. I would like to thank former Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi. I would like to thank former US President Donald Trump and current US President Go Biden."

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Lapid at Abu Dhabi airport, this morning (Photo: Government Press Office, Shlomi Amsalem)

Ben Zayed and Lapid meet this morning (Photo: Government Press Office, Shlomi Amsalem)

The delegation, which includes Foreign Ministry officials led by CEO Elon Oshpiz, landed in Abu Dhabi, there will be a welcoming ceremony led by Minister of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amir Ahmad Al Sage. Tomorrow will visit the Torch in Dubai and will inaugurate the Israeli Consulate and the Israeli pavilion at the Expo.

During the term of The previous government, prevented the former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and government ministers to visit the United Arab Emirates before he visited there himself. Netanyahu held four visits to the UAE, but these were rejected time after time because of the political situation in Israel.

on the eve of the last elections, tried to former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen to arrange for Netanyahu to visit Abu Dhabi Netanyahu was about to leave, but the night before, the Jordanian regent's visit to the Temple Mount was canceled due to a dispute over security arrangements. The Jordanians in response did not allow Netanyahu to reach Amman to fly to Abu Dhabi - and he was forced to cancel the visit.

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