The United Arab Emirates, the United States and the State of Israel issued, on Monday evening, a joint tripartite statement, in light of the joint US-Israeli delegation's visit to the UAE.

The delegation included Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump, Robert O'Brien, the US National Security Adviser, and Meir Ben Shabat, advisor and head of the Israeli National Security Council, as well as a number of representatives of various sectors in the State of Israel.

The joint statement read: "The peace treaty reached between the UAE and the State of Israel under US auspices on August 13, 2020 represents a bold step towards a more stable, integrated and prosperous Middle East region.

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"The peace treaty provides new thinking on how to address the region’s problems and challenges, with emphasis on practical steps that have tangible results, as it carries with it the promise of building new bridges that work to de-escalate existing conflicts and prevent the outbreak of new conflicts in the future," the statement said.

"This treaty comes at an appropriate time. Over the past decade, we have witnessed a remarkable increase in wars, destruction, displacement and an increasing demographic shift towards youth. Therefore, if we want to meet the needs of current and future generations, we must respond effectively to all these variables," the joint statement continued.

The treaty launched a historic opportunity to establish normal relations between the UAE and the State of Israel, which led to the cessation of plans for the State of Israel to annex the Palestinian territories. According to the statement.

The United States and the UAE urged the Palestinian leaders to re-engage with their Israeli counterparts in discussions aimed at achieving peace.

On joint cooperation, the statement stated: “Ministers from the UAE and the State of Israel from various sectors, especially in foreign affairs and food security, have begun their first official discussions about opportunities and prospects for bilateral cooperation. We have already opened lines of communication between the two countries, and while we are talking now Emiratis and Israelis cooperate In medical and health research that we hope will lead to a cure for (Covid 19). "

“Today we witnessed the first commercial flight of the Israeli El Al Airlines to the United Arab Emirates, carrying Israeli officials and the media,” according to the statement.

According to the statement, officials from the United Arab Emirates, the State of Israel and the United States will start discussing prospects for bilateral cooperation in the following main areas: investment, finance, health, the civil space program, civil aviation, foreign policy and diplomatic affairs, tourism and culture. Extensive cooperation between two of the region's most innovative and dynamic economies.

The three countries expressed their gratitude for the positive international reactions to this treaty by a number of governments from all over the world .. “We are especially grateful to the US President Trump for his leadership and his management of the decisive role in achieving this diplomatic achievement, and we are also strongly encouraged by the broad support we received from The two parties in the US Congress on this achievement. "

The joint statement concluded by saying, "We hope and expect that our collective efforts in the near future will trigger a series of positive changes, both large and small, that will put our peoples and the entire region on the path to achieving security, prosperity and peace."