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Israel and the Arab Emerit have agreed to normalize diplomatic relations. The United Arab Emirates is the first Gulf Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. In announcing the news, President Trump made a big announcement that he had mediated.

This is Kim Yoon-soo, correspondent in Washington.

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US President Trump volunteered for an unscheduled press conference today (14th) and brought reporters to the office.

Then they announced the news of an agreement between Israel and the UAE to normalize diplomacy.

[Trump/US President: After 49 years, Israel and the UAE have agreed to fully normalize diplomatic relations between the two countries.]

He said he had mediated and jokingly said he wanted it to be called the'Trump Agreement'.

Prime Minister Netanyahu, who announced the same news in Israel, repeatedly expressed his gratitude to President Trump.

[Netanyahu/Israel Prime Minister: Thank you to President Trump for his tremendous contribution to mediating this historic settlement. I also pay homage to his excellent insight into peace.] With

this agreement, Israel has decided to temporarily halt further annexation of Palestinian territory.

Until now, Islamic Arab countries have had a difficult relationship with Israel due to the Palestinian issue.

The UAE is the third Arab country after Egypt and Jordan to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, and is the first Arab country in the Gulf region.

As countries that are commonly wary of Iran's nuclear development have joined hands, some analyzes say that it is a stone to contain Iran.

President Trump, who was thirsting for the diplomatic achievements that could be put forward in the presidential election phase, publicized the agreement on a large scale, noting out a regular menu saying that he would have been at war with North Korea.