The steering committee of the Negev Forum concluded meetings in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, with around 150 representatives from the governments of Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates seeking to bolster long-term regional cooperation in economic trade, media relations and regional military cooperation, among other sectors.
Water and food security were highlighted as the most critical global issues following the coronavirus pandemic and amid the Ukraine-Russia war in a telephone briefing with senior officials from the US State Department.