Tel Aviv, Nov 23 : The Israeli cabinet has ratified a mutual visa exemption deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Jewish state’s first such move with an Arab country.
“We have approved a visa exemption agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates,” Xinhua news agency quoted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying in a tweet on Sunday.
The deal bolsters economic ties and reciprocal tourism between the two countries, according to Netanyahu.
“This is the first Arab country with which we have signed such an agreement. Of course, this will develop and strengthen ties between the countries as well as economic links.
“I believe that every citizen of Israel, the entire world, sees the great change that we are bringing to our region in every field,” The Times of Israel quoted the Prime Minister as saying to reporters also on Sunday The deal comes as Israel and the UAE are working to warm up their ties after signing a US-brokered deal on September 15 to normalize relations.
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