UAE, US, Israel officials look ahead to discuss Abraham Accords progress

Sunday, 10 October 2021 08:47

By ARN News Staff

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will be hosting Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, for discussions next week.

That’s according to the US official’s Twitter post.

I look forward to welcoming @YairLapid and @ABZayed, my counterparts from Israel and the UAE, to Washington next week for meetings to discuss accomplishments since the signing of the Abraham Accords and other important issues.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) October 9, 2021

According to the tweet, the meeting will discuss "accomplishments since the signing of the Abraham Accords and other important issues".

The officials will also be joined by Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid.

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