Bahrain and Israel: UK responds to announcement of normalisation

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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’s 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.

Published 11 September 2020