Israel foreign minister heads to Bahrain for landmark visit
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FM Yair Lapid will inaugurate Israel’s embassy in Manama and sign bilateral deals during the trip, says ministry.
Israel’s foreign minister has arrived in Bahrain for the highest-level official Israeli visit to the Gulf state since the countries established ties last year.
An Israeli foreign ministry statement said Yair Lapid, who had been invited by his Bahraini counterpart, will inaugurate the Israeli embassy in Manama on Thursday and is “expected to sign a list of bilateral agreements”.
“This will be the first official visit by an Israeli minister to (Bahrain),” the statement said.
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