Bahraini Foreign Minister (FM) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani thanked his Israeli counterpart for his invitation to participate in the Negev summit.
In a joint press conference with his Egyptian, Emirati, and Moroccon counterparts, Bahraini FM added that many key issues have been discussed during the ministerial meeting.
Moreover, Al-Zayani described the 'Negev summit' as an opportunity to achieve global stability and security.
In addition, he affirmed his country's condemnation of all terrorist attacks against civilians, saying, "We all should join hands, in order to overcome any difficulties."
Bahraini top diplomat also thanked the United States (US), for its sincere efforts to achieve peace in the region.
It is worth mentioning that, Egypt’s Foreign Minister (FM) Sameh Shoukry, participated on Monday, along with Foreign Ministers (FMs) of UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco in the Negev summit, at the invitation of the Israeli Foreign Minister (FM) Yair Lapid.
On Sunday, Shoukry landed in Israel to attend the landmark regional summit in the southern Negev Desert.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived later in the evening at Kibbutz Sde Boker for the summit after landing in Israel on Saturday night.
Throughout Sunday, Blinken held meetings with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, President Isaac Herzog, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, and other senior Israeli officials, before traveling to Ramallah to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The UAE’s Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain’s Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, Morocco’s Nasser Bourita, and Egypt’s Shoukry all landed at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel.
From the airbase, the senior diplomats headed to the Isrotel Kedma Hotel in Sde Boker, where Lapid — who is hosting the two-day event — greeted them.
An official close to Lapid told journalists that the Israeli top diplomat and the Arab dignitaries were discussing “advancing a regional security architecture.
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