The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, left for Bahrain this Sunday to rejoice the primary go to by a Hebrew chief to this Persian Gulf monarchy with which he normalized diplomatic relations two years in the past beneath the mediation of the United States, in what is named ” Abraham Accords” and that have been signed in Washington beneath the presidency of Donald Trump.
Before leaving, Herzog advised the Israeli media that this journey symbolizes “a message of peace within the area” and is “one other historic step within the relationship between Israel and the Arab states that signed the Abraham Accords, with the hope that increasingly nations can be a part of the circle of peace with the State of Israel”, in response to statements collected by the ‘Times of Israel’.
The president will likely be accompanied by a big delegation of financial and industrial executives, together with Ron Tomer, president of the Israel Manufacturers Association, Nili Shalev, head of the Israel Export Institute, Amiram Appelbaum, president of the Israel Innovation Authority , and Amir Shani, Vice President of the Federation of Israel Chambers of Commerce.
โInshallah, we’ll carry one other step in direction of peace,โ
Says Israel’s President @Isaac_Herzog as he departs for a historic journey to the Gulf, main an financial delegation to Bahrain and United Arab Emirates ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ช
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After touchdown in Manama, Herzog will meet with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdul Latif Rashid al Zayani, earlier than heading to Al Qudaibiya Palace, the place he can have lunch with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. On Monday, the president will journey to the United Arab Emirates, additionally a signatory to the Abraham Accords in August 2020, to fulfill together with his Emirati counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed, and can attend the Abu Dhabi house exploration discussion board, which may also be attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Departing to Bahrain for the primary go to by an Israeli president, invited by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Joined by an financial delegation, I’ll talk about with the King and PM & Crown Prince HRH Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa methods to strengthen our financial cooperation. ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ค๐ง๐ญ
โ ืืฆืืง ืืจืฆืื Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) December 4, 2022 The Abrahamic Accords
Among the tangible achievements of the Agreements, the increase suffered by commerce relations between the Emirates and Israel should be famous, which signed a memorandum of cooperation in January 2021. Trade exchanges have been near 1,000 million {dollars} final 12 months and it’s anticipated that on the finish of this 12 months the figures will double. Both administrations hope to succeed in 10,000 million within the subsequent 5 years. Regarding Morocco, the Abraham agreements aren’t minor. After a number of discreet first months, the Mohamed VI monarchy has given free rein to the brand new relationship within the type of a number of bilateral initiatives and visits by senior officers from the 2 nations on each side of the Mediterranean.
United by robust ties because the very delivery of Israel -Morocco had the most important Jewry within the Arab world till the Nineteen Fifties and the Jewish State has 1,000,000 of its residents with origins in Maghrebi lands-, the 2 nations They have established areas for cooperation in virtually all fields: from the navy and intelligence fields to the power and environmental spheres, in addition to cultural and tourism. According to official knowledge, commerce between the 2 nations elevated by 84% in 2021 in comparison with the earlier 12 months.
The biggest milestone within the Israeli-Moroccan relationship was marked final November, when the 2 nations signed in Rabat an unprecedented navy settlement in relations between the Jewish State and an Arab nation (additionally they did so with the direct participation of the department minister Benny Gantz, unprecedented within the historical past of Israel and an Arab nation).