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UAE invites Israeli airforce commander to Dubai Airshow
November 15, 2021
The UAE invited Israel Air Force Commander General Amikam Norkin to the Dubai International Air Chiefs' Conference as part of the Dubai Airshow for the first time ever.
The UAE on Sunday included Israel in the Dubai International Air Chiefs' Conference as part of the Dubai Airshow for the first time ever in yet another materialisation of the unpopular normalisation agreement.
Israel Air Force Commander General Amikam Norkin travelled to Dubai for the show and met with the Commander of UAE’s Air Force General Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al-Alawi, senior Jordanian Air Force officer Gen. Mohammad Fathi Hiyasat, along with other regional and global military officials.
The Israeli army announced in a statement that this was Norkin's first visit to the UAE and "is part of the deepening of the ties and cooperation between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates".
The visit "indicated the continued development and strengthening of the relationship between the IDF and foreign militaries, at the national and strategic level, as well as an example of the growing cooperation in the Middle East", the statement added.
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said that Israel's participation in the exhibition "reflects the deepening relations between our countries".