Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Tuesday received the Gulf state's new ambassador to Israel, Khalid Yusuf Al-Jalahma, the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported.
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Prince Salman, who serves as prime minister and deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defense Force, congratulated al-Jalahmah on the royal decree issued by the king of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, officially appointing him to head the diplomatic mission.
The event took place at King Hamad's Court, also known as Riffa Palace.
HRH the CP and PM #Salman_bin_Hamad receives the Ambassador of the Kingdom of #Bahrain to the State of #Israel, HE Khalid Yusuf Al-Jalahma pic.twitter.com/AxFXyQCXTj
— أخبار سمو ولي العهد (@BahrainCPnews) July 6, 2021
Bahrain's first-ever appointment of an ambassador to Israel follows last September's signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House that normalized relations between the Jewish state and Bahrain and Gulf neighbor the United Arab Emirate, with Sudan and Morocco later joining the agreement.
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The UAE's first ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Al-Khajah, arrived in March.
Al-Jalahmah serves as director of operations at Bahrain's Foreign Ministry and was previously deputy chief of mission at Bahrain's embassy to the United States from 2009 to 2013.
Prince Salman wished al-Jalahmah success in his duties, according to the report, while "emphasizing the importance of furthering the Kingdom's efforts to promote peace and tolerance in support of regional development and stability."
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
