Prime Minister-designate Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will travel to the United Arab Emirates in the coming weeks, marking both his first visit abroad as a foreign minister as well as the first visit to the Gulf state by an Israeli minister since the signing of the historic Abraham Accords in September 2020, Walla News reported on Sunday.
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Last week the UAE joined the chorus of countries and leaders extending congratulations to Israel's newly installed government, put together by Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (Yamina).
The UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry tweeted that it was looking forward to "working together to advance regional peace, strengthen tolerance and coexistence, and embark upon a new era of cooperation in technology, trade, and investment."
Additionally, the Emirati Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed has already spoken to Lapid to discuss "the bilateral cooperation between the two countries."
