Israel Prime Minister UAE working on improving relations with other Arab countries 6:17, August 17
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said in the first television interview after the UAE agreed to normalize diplomatic relations, "The Arab countries have the benefits of developing peace with Israel." He expressed his intention to improve relations with other Arab countries.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu responded for the first time on television to an American FOX news interview after agreeing to normalize diplomatic relations with the UAE on 13th of this month via US mediation.
In this, Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "Many countries in the Middle East, which have considered Israel as an enemy, now see Israel as an essential ally for security."
Then, about the other Arab countries, "as with this historic event, we carefully take the next step. I have talked with Arab leaders, but not just met. "The Arab countries have the benefits of developing peace with Israel," he said, saying he would work to improve relations with other Arab countries.
In addition, Secretary of Intelligence Kohen revealed on a local radio program on the 16th that the future will include improving relations with Gulf countries such as Oman and Bahrain as well as African countries such as Sudan.
First telephone talks between the two foreign ministers
After Israel and the UAE = UAE agreed to normalize diplomatic relations, the foreign ministers of the two countries met for the first time by telephone.
According to Israeli media, the UAE side lifted restrictions on telephone calls between the two countries on the 16th, and in response to this, Foreign Minister Ashkenazy of Israel and Foreign Minister Abdullah of UAE talked on the telephone.
In addition, the Associated Press reported that the UAE has also lifted restrictions on browsing Israeli news sites, and communication has begun before the normalization of diplomatic relations.