Abdullah bin Zayed meets the US and Israeli foreign ministers

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met in Washington, DC, with Anthony Blinken, Minister of State of the United States of America, and Yair Lapid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel.

During the meeting held today, two tripartite working groups were announced on "religious coexistence" and "water and energy" between the United States of America, the UAE and the State of Israel.

The meeting discussed the progress achieved with the passage of a year since the signing of the Abrahamic Peace Agreement between the UAE and the State of Israel and ways to enhance cooperation in many areas of common interest, in addition to discussing a number of regional and international issues.

During a joint press conference with the US Secretary of State and the Israeli Foreign Minister, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan thanked Anthony Blinken for holding this tripartite meeting in Washington, accompanied by Yair Lapid.

His Highness indicated that this meeting is evidence of the commitment of the United States of America to building bridges between two successful nations committed to development.

His Highness said, "Our presence here is also evidence of our commitment to the need to change the prevailing affairs in the region to a positive direction."

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan added: "We succeeded in building a nation that respects values ​​and celebrates tolerance and coexistence," stressing that the Abrahamic Agreement encourages peace in the region.

His Highness added that the Israeli Foreign Minister extended a generous invitation to me to visit Israel, and I will visit it soon in order to meet friends as well as partners, and we need not only to celebrate this relationship, but to look at broader prospects for cooperation between the two countries.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed that the Palestinians will be the most important element for the success of peace in the region. His Highness said: "We cannot talk about peace in the region without the Palestinians and the Israelis and the importance of talking to each other, so we are glad that we have seen during the past weeks Israeli officials holding meetings With their Palestinian counterparts and we have to continue to encourage them on this and we believe that the relations between the Emirates and Israel helped us to be honest with each other and helped us encourage others when there was something that could be done.”

His Highness added: "We have growing relations with the State of Israel, and we are happy with that, and we always rely on our friends in the United States of America, which is an important matter for us. We need to look at new horizons for cooperation between the UAE and Israel in several fields."

In response to a question about the Yemeni file, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that Yemen is always on the agenda of our discussions, and we have to keep in mind that what has dragged us into this situation is the lack of commitment from the Houthi side, and we are working hard and hard with our friends to end the Yemeni crisis. In order to ensure that Yemen has a better life.

His Highness said: "We will not accept the presence of a new Hezbollah on the borders of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." He indicated that the Houthis succeeded in enhancing their capabilities at an accelerated pace comparable to what Hezbollah did. He added: "Certainly we want to end this conflict and work with The international community is moving towards a plan to rebuild Yemen, and we also don't want there to be a new south Lebanon in Yemen."

For his part, Anthony Blinken affirmed his country's strong support for the historic step of signing the Abrahamic Peace Agreement between the UAE and the State of Israel, pointing out the importance of working to ensure a bright future for the peoples of the Middle East. He noted the importance of peaceful coexistence in the region, stressing that diplomatic methods will remain the best option to end conflicts. .

He praised the step taken by the UAE to achieve net zero emissions to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, as well as Israel's endeavor to reduce emissions by 25 percent by 2050 as well.

For his part, Yair Lapid said, "We seek to make peace agreements inspiring other countries," stressing that the partnership between Israel and the UAE is based on coexistence, economic prosperity, and the fight against terrorism and extremism.

He said that there are leaders in the Middle East who believe that we can change history together and achieve peace, adding: "We seek to expand the scope of peace agreements in the region."

After that, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held a bilateral meeting with Anthony Blinken, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America.

The two sides discussed the well-established strategic relations between the UAE and the United States of America and ways to enhance the prospects for joint cooperation between the two friendly countries in many fields and the importance of working towards finding sustainable solutions that achieve security and stability in the region.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed the depth of the friendship between the UAE and the United States of America and the two countries' keenness to strengthen their strategic partnership, develop and develop joint cooperation in all fields and work together to consolidate the pillars of security, stability and peace and achieve prosperity for the peoples of the region.

His Highness praised the outcomes of the US-UAE-Israel tripartite meeting, stressing the importance of the Abrahamic Peace Agreement to build a new phase of cooperation between the countries of the region and meet the peoples' aspirations for development, stability and prosperity.

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