In the video: The President of the country, Yitzhak Herzog, and the King of Bahrain, Hamed bin Issa Al Khalifa, at the beginning of their meeting (with Eti Beit On, L.A.M.)
State President Yitzhak Herzog today called on the new government in Israel to continue strengthening the Abraham Accords, to develop ties with the countries that signed it and to expand them to other countries.
"The challenge of the Abraham Accords is important. Everyone understands that," Herzog said in a conversation with reporters in Abu Dhabi.
"This obliges the Israeli top brass to understand that this challenge continues."
Following his visit to Bahrain, Herzog met today with the ruler of the Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.
In the conversation, he summarized his visit to Bahrain and Abu Dhabi and said that the visit was "an opportunity to do a two-year inventory of the Abraham Accords. It started as an agreement, turned into ties between countries, and now both countries want to upgrade the agreements and are building on the addition of more countries. This is the flow of consciousness in the meetings. That's why this visit It was very important, also for Israel."
President Herzog during his visit to the United Arab Emirates, December 5, 2022 (Photo: Government Press Office, Amos Ben Gershom for p.m.)
It was the first time that an Israeli president visited Bahrain, and an official in the president's entourage said that Bahrain felt like the "little sister of the Emirates" and that the kingdom's officials are interested in upgrading relations with Israel even more.
According to the source, during the economic forum held by the president in Bahrain, it was announced that daily direct flights will soon begin between Benghazi and Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
The source added that both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates want to be part of a joint regional configuration with Israel. "This will require a government effort to move in a more Regional collaborations with other countries.
Everyone talks to everyone.
The energies are very positive.
It is very noticeable.
They understand that they have to play on the whole field, and see more countries joining in the future, in an intelligent process.
They want to show the fruits of peace to their peoples."
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