Bahraini minister: We will make peace with Israel a success story and a case study
In their meeting on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Bahraini Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani said that ‘Israel’ and Bahrain are working to quickly bring the normalization of their ties to fruition.
The second ministerial delegation from Bahrain in two weeks and the first-ever trade delegation arrived in Israel on Tuesday morning with about 40 other business and state officials from the Gulf state, with hopes of expanding the economic ties.
Al Zayani said, “The whole world is watching, and we are determined to make this a success story and a case study for others.”
“I believe strongly that the continuity and prosperity of this peace should be filtering down to common citizens of Bahrain and Israel,” Al Zayani told Ashkenazi. “The next step would be to facilitate that peace and build upon it.”
Ashkenazi said, “I am happy and proud and privileged that during the time I am serving as foreign minister of Israel we are seeing the beginning of change in the region and bringing peace.”
He added, “We have a desire to promote change in the Middle East, change that brings with it peace, stability, security and economic prosperity. There are many, many more collaborations to come.”
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I just finished a meeting with the Bahraini Minister of Trade and Industry, in which we discussed our commitment to implement as quickly as possible the agreements between us. pic.twitter.com/2S0AKvSikL— גבי אשכנזי – Gabi Ashkenazi (@Gabi_Ashkenazi) December 2, 2020
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We want a warm peace between us, one that every Israeli and Bahraini citizen will see and feel the benefits of. Benefits in trade, investment, tourism and especially on the quality of life of our peoples. pic.twitter.com/xa62vW8A81— גבי אשכנזי – Gabi Ashkenazi (@Gabi_Ashkenazi) December 2, 2020
