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Mohamed Al Khaja was due to present his credentials to Israeli president at the start of a three-day visit.
The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel arrived there on Monday pledging to build up new bilateral relations and officials said he would scout for an embassy location in the Tel Aviv area.
Mohamed Al Khaja, former chief of staff to the UAE foreign minister, was due to present his credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the start of a three-day visit.
Meeting Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Jerusalem, Al Khaja said he was “very proud and honoured to be the first Emirati ambassador” to Israel, where, he said, he and his hosts were discussing “the model of how we operate”.
“My mission here is to foster and develop this relationship…and we hope this will bring peace and prosperity to the people in the Middle East,” he said.
I arrived today in Tel Aviv as the first UAE Ambassador to the State of Israel and met with HE @Gabi_Ashkenazi, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss growing bilateral relations since the signing of the Abraham Accords, as well as enhancing cooperation in various fields pic.twitter.com/JcsWqQ4ht7
— Mohamed Al Khaja (@AmbAlKhaja) March 1, 2021
The UAE and Israel formalised ties in a Washington ceremony on Sept. 15.
Israel opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi in January.
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