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Foreign ministers of Israel and UAE visit Holocaust memorial in Berlin

Germany hails 'historic first meeting'

October 7, 2020 09:09
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (left) with his counterparts from the UAE, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan from the UAE (left) and Germany, Heiko Maas at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial
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The foreign ministers of Israel and the United Arab  Emirates visited the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on Tuesday ahead of talks hosted by Germany. 

Gabi Ashkenazi and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan met for the first time since the historic peace accords signed by their countries at the White House last month. 

At the memorial site, Sheikh al-Nahyan wrote in English “Never again” and in Arabic pledged support for “the noble human values of co-existence, tolerance, acceptance of others and respect of all religions and beliefs”, according to Israeli media. 

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who accompanied the two men, said it was “a great honour that the Israeli and Emirati foreign ministers picked Berlin as the site for their historic first meeting”.