17th August: Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have started direct telephone services between them.
According to BBC News, Israel and the UAE have inaugurated direct telephone services between their countries following their agreement last week to normalize relations.
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A statement said that the foreign ministers of both countries called each other and exchanged greetings following the historic peace accord.”
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Israeli foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi, who held a call with his Emirati counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, tweeted on Sunday that the two sides “decided together on the establishment of a direct communication channel ahead of the signing of the normalization agreement between the two countries and to meet soon”.
Israel’s communications ministry said telecoms providers in the UAE had unblocked calls to numbers with Israel’s +972 country code.
Telephone service begins between UAE, Israel
“I congratulate the United Arab Emirates on the unblocking,” said Israeli communications minister Yoaz Hendel. “Many economic opportunities will now open up and these trust-building steps are important for advancing the countries’ interests.”
The two countries are expected the sign the accord in Washington in three weeks’ time. Normalizing relations will include opening embassies on each other’s territory.
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