Israeli, Emirati diplomats meet in Germany
The meeting was the countries' first since signing a normalization agreement last month.
Diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates met in Germany today for their first meeting since normalizing ties last month.
Germany’s top diplomat said the historic agreement between the two countries has the potential to advance stalled peace efforts.
“The courageous peace agreement is an opportunity for movement in dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a tweet.
Maas hosted UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Berlin. Nahyan and Ashkenazi referred to each other as “friend” in a news conference following a closed meeting, The Associated Press reported.
