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An Etihad Airways plane with Emirati government officials left the capital of the United Arab Emirates for Ben-Gurion Airport.
The first official delegation from the United Arab Emirates to Israel took off on Tuesday as the two countries sought to expand cooperation after normalizing relations last month as a component of an agreement negotiated by the United States, forged in a giant component through Iran’s unusual fears.
An Etihad Airways aircraft with Emirati government officials, accompanied by U. S. dignitaries, left the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for Ben-Gurion Airport, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
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Israeli officials said it would be limited to the airport due to coronavirus problems.
In September, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf of Bahrain State were the first Arab states in a quarter of a century to signal agreements to identify formal ties with Israel, a move that Washington and its allies said would promote regional peace and stability.
The Emirati delegation is headed by Economy Minister Abdullah Bin Touq Al Mari and Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer tweeted a spokeswoman for the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
U. S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Middle East Envoy Ari Berkowitz enrolled them on the trip, after accompanying an Israeli delegation to Bahrain on Sunday for a rite of signature to formalize relations.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have already signed several industrial agreements since mid-August, when they first announced that they would identify full relationships.
Israeli officials said either party will have to sign a mutual visa waiver agreement, Israel’s first with an Arab country.