The meeting, believed to be the first time foreign diplomats of the UAE and Israel have convened publicly, follows last week’s historic visit of an Israeli delegation to the UAE capital city Abu Dhabi.

 

Israeli and Emirati representatives from the fields of finance, health, tourism, investment, foreign policy, diplomacy, tourism, and culture met face-to-face to discuss future collaborations in the various sectors.

 

The first publicly confirmed in-person meeting of Israeli and Emirati officials, following the establishment of the treaty, occurred last month when UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed bilateral cooperation with Yossi Cohen, head of Israel's foreign intelligence, the Mossad on August 18.

 

The peace agreement between the two countries, announced on August 13, is expected to be officially signed in Washington in the next two weeks.