(Photo: Courtesy of IRENA)
By Abigail Klein Leichman - November 29, 2015
Originally appeared here in Israel21c
The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed plans to open a mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, following a visit to IRENA headquarters there last week led by Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold.
The announcement does not signal any change in the non-existent relationship between the two countries.
However, Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon tells ISRAEL21c this will be the first Israeli mission located in a country with which Israel has no diplomatic ties, and the first time current Israeli citizens will go to live in the UAE. Read More