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Bahrain and Israel: UK responds to announcement of normalisation
The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement on the announcement of the normalisation of relations between Bahrain and Israel.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said:
I warmly welcome this important agreement normalising relations between Bahrain and Israel. Full diplomatic relations between two of the UK鈥檚 friends is excellent news.
I was pleased to discuss with Bahraini Foreign Minister Al Zayani during his visit to London earlier this week how normalisation would contribute towards peace in the region.
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Published 11 September 2020