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UAE: Israeli mission doesn’t reflect change in our policy
by Ben Ariel
November 28, 2015

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed that the opening of a new Israeli diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi does not represent a change in policy regarding UAE-Israeli relations, Haaretz reported on Saturday night. Maryam Al Falasi, director of communications in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, clarified in a statement quoted by the newspaper that the new mission would be accredited to the UN’s International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and its activities will be solely limited to issues relating to contacts with the UN agency. “The functions of missions accredited to IRENA, are limited to affairs related to their communications and dealings with the Agency. They do not, under any circumstances, cover any other activities and do not involve any obligation upon the host country with regards to its diplomatic relations or any other relations,” she clarified, according to Haaretz. READ MORE