Police cooperation: The commissioner paid his first visit to the United Arab Emirates

Chief of Staff Kobi Shabtai will stay in the country for a few days in order to establish a professional relationship between the police in Israel and the United Arab Emirates and open an official channel for a discussion on the challenges of crime in the two countries.

A police officer will be stationed at the embassy and will coordinate the organization's activities in the Emirates, Africa and the Middle East

Shlomi Heller

06/02/2022

Sunday, 06 February 2022, 18:08 Updated: 18:23

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Commissioner criticizes UAE: "We will improve cooperation" (Photo: Israel Police Spokeswoman)

Commissioner Kobi Shabtai is visiting Abu Dhabi today (Sunday). This is the first visit of a police commissioner to the United Arab Emirates.

During his visit, Commissioner Shabtai will meet with senior officials in the Interior Ministry of the United Arab Emirates, Commissioner Abu Dhabi, Commissioner Dubai and other senior officials.

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Saturn and Commissioner of Police in the UAE, today (Photo: Israel Police Spokeswoman)

The police said that the visit will last several days and its goals are the establishment of a professional relationship between the police, the opening of an official channel of discourse on the challenges of crime in the two countries and the establishment of cooperation of the professional levels in the police.

As part of strengthening relations between the two countries, Commissioner Saturn decided to appoint a representative to the Israel Police in the United Arab Emirates and he will sit at the Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi.

Herzog and his wife in Abu Dhabi, last month (Photo: Government Press Office, Amos Ben Gershom)

About two weeks ago, President Yitzhak Herzog also paid his first official visit to the Emirates.

It is intended with the regent of Abu Dhabi and the de facto ruler of the UAE, Muhammad bin Zayed.

During his visit, the union's air defense systems intercepted a ballistic missile in the Abu Dhabi sky fired by the Houthis in Yemen.

A statement from the President's Office stated that Ben-Zayed emphasized that Israel and the United Arab Emirates shared their views on the threats to the stability of the region from militias and terrorist organizations, as well as regarding the need to take a rigid stance against them.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also paid a visit to Abu Dhabi in December.

"I appreciate your warm hospitality, it's a wonderful welcome," Bennett said upon landing.

"I am very excited to be here, on the first official visit of an Israeli leader here. We look forward to strengthening the relationship between the two countries."

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