President Herzog during his meeting with Sheikh Ben Zayed (Photo: Itay Beit On) (Maariv)
One of the senior advisers of the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed, has arrived in Israel and will meet today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog, according to two senior Israeli officials.
The Emirati official is Khaldoun Al-Mubarak, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi investment fund "Mubadala" and the owner of the Manchester City soccer team.
why is it important
Khaldon al-Mubarak is considered one of the closest people to the president of the United Arab Emirates.
He holds extensive economic powers and is involved in a large part of decision-making in political issues as well.
One of the close associates of the President of the United Arab Emirates will visit Israel.
Ben Zayed and Herzog (Photo: Government Press Office, Amos Ben Gershom to the people)
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Khaldoun Al-Mubarak's visit comes amid a cooling of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in recent months, especially due to the new government's policy on the Palestinian issue.
Prime Minister Netanyahu announced upon taking office that his first visit abroad would be to Abu Dhabi. The visit scheduled for Netanyahu at the beginning of January was canceled by the Emirates due to their fear of creating tensions with Iran.
Since then, no new date has been set for his visit.
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The visit comes against the backdrop of warming relations between the Gulf countries and Iran.
After the signing of the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia in China, the head of the Supreme Council for National Security in Iran, General Ali Shamkhani, visited Abu Dhabi and met with senior Emirati officials to discuss the warming of relations.
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Muhammad bin Zaid al-Nahyan
United Arab Emirates
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Yitzhak Herzog
