Middle East Desk
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DUBAI: Israel and the United Arab Emirates have signed a “Green Corridor” agreement allowing passengers vaccinated against the novel coronavirus to travel freely between the two countries, the Israeli consulate in Dubai announced in a Twitter post on Sunday.
According to Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, the agreement allows free movement between Israel and the UAE via mutual recognition of Emirati and Israeli-issued COVID vaccination and recovery certificates, without isolation or bureaucracy.
“I was happy to sign this morning with the Health Minister of the United Arab Emirates, an agreement for a green corridor between the two countries,” Horowitz said on his Twitter account.
Earlier in June Israel’s top diplomat had inaugurated the country’s embassy in the United Arab Emirates and expressed hope for a new era of closer ties, as the two nations struggle to bridge differences over the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict and deliver on the promise of a historic diplomatic accord.
Later on July 14, 2021, the United Arab Emirates had become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel.
