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JERUSALEM – Israel is set to open a mission in Abu Dhabi as part of an international green energy body, Israeli officials said Friday, November 27 – its first official presence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The mission will operate under the International Renewable Energy Agency, of which Israel is a member, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon told AFP.
Establishing a permanent presence in Abu Dhabi will not change Israel’s official relationship with the UAE, which does not recognize Israel and has no diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. (READ: FAST FACTS: The 2014 Gaza conflict)
But as the headquarters for an international organization, the Emirates is obliged to accept an Israeli representative under United Nations guidelines.
The presence of a permanent mission in Abu Dhabi is likely to boost diplomatic efforts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has repeatedly stressed that a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers opens the door to closer Israeli-Arab ties.
The mission has been the subject of years of top secret discussions, according to the Israeli daily Haaretz. – Rappler.com
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