First-Ever UAE Envoy to Occupied Territories in Tel Aviv
MOSCOW (Dispatches) – First-ever ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the occupied territories Mohammed Mahmoud Al Khaja arrived on Monday at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv to present his credentials to the Zionist regime’s president Reuven Rivlin, media reported.
Al Khaja is also set to meet with Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi, as well as other officials, according to media reports.
Last week, Al Khaja held talks with the regime’s temporary ambassador in the UAE, Eitan Na’eh, who is stationed in Abu Dhabi, with the parties having discussed means of developing bilateral relations.
In mid-February, Abu Dhabi appointed its first envoy to the occupied territories, six months after the two sides agreed to normalize their ties.
The UAE and the occupying regime struck a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize their relationships in August and ratified it in October. Palestinians and much of the Muslim world have been critical of the "treacherous” deal, saying that their own unmet statehood goal is sidelined.
Al Khaja is also set to meet with Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi, as well as other officials, according to media reports.
Last week, Al Khaja held talks with the regime’s temporary ambassador in the UAE, Eitan Na’eh, who is stationed in Abu Dhabi, with the parties having discussed means of developing bilateral relations.
In mid-February, Abu Dhabi appointed its first envoy to the occupied territories, six months after the two sides agreed to normalize their ties.
The UAE and the occupying regime struck a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize their relationships in August and ratified it in October. Palestinians and much of the Muslim world have been critical of the "treacherous” deal, saying that their own unmet statehood goal is sidelined.