Foreign Minister Yair Lapid opens Israeli embassy in Bahrain

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Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani (R) and his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid greet each other after signing agreements between their countries in the Bahraini capital Manama, on September 30, 2021. – Lapid began a landmark visit to Bahrain today where he will open the Israeli embassy one year after the US-brokered normalisation of ties. (Photo by Mazen MAHDI / AFP)

MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) — Israel’s top diplomat Yair Lapid opened the Jewish state’s embassy in Bahrain Thursday, a year after the US-brokered normalisation of ties.

“We have officially opened the Israeli embassy in Bahrain,” tweeted Lapid.

“We agreed that by the end of the year, there will be the opening of the Bahraini embassy in Israel.”

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