President Herzog to make first-ever state visit to Bahrain next month

President Isaac Herzog will head to the Gulf subsequent month to satisfy with the leaders of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, his workplace introduced on Wednesday.

The president is slated to take off for a state go to to Bahrain on December 4, on the invitation of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

He would be the first Israeli head of state to go to Bahrain. In January, Herzog visited the UAE’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai in a two-day journey.

Whereas in Bahrain he’ll meet with members of the native Jewish neighborhood and senior authorities officers, and can lead a bunch of Israeli businesspeople to satisfy with the Bahrain Financial Growth Board.

The following day, Herzog heads to the UAE to satisfy along with his Emirati counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi ruler identified colloquially as MBZ. This would be the fourth assembly between the 2 leaders.

Herzog may also attend the Abu Dhabi Area Debate.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog, heart, and First Girl Michal Herzog are obtained by UAE Overseas Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 30, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO by way of AP)

In response to Herzog’s workplace, the leaders will talk about “strengthening Israel-UAE relations, the significance of peace, and the growth of bilateral cooperation.”

Earlier this week, presumptive incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a cellphone name with Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.

The pair shared their want to proceed to deepen relations between the 2 international locations, and Netanyahu invited Al Khalifa to go to Israel.

Israel and Bahrain normalized ties in 2020, underneath Netanyahu’s earlier authorities, as a part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which additionally established diplomatic relations between the Jewish state and the United Arab Emirates. The accord paved the way in which for normalization with Morocco months later.

Former president Donald Trump, heart, with from left, Bahrain Overseas Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, and United Arab Emirates Overseas Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, in the course of the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Garden of the White Home, September 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)

Following Israel’s common elections earlier this month, Bahrain mentioned it might proceed to advance rising ties with Israel, because the Jewish state seems to be set to usher in its most right-wing authorities ever, together with far-right parts.

Final month, a delegation of Israeli paratroopers held a joint leap over Bahrain, alongside troopers from the Gulf nation, the UAE, and america to mark two years because the signing of the Abraham Accords.

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