Israel's cabinet approves the establishment of the "Negifov Forum" to promote cooperation with Arab countries

Xinhua News Agency, Jerusalem, September 18th (Reporter Wang Zhuolun Zhang Tianlang) The Office of Israeli Prime Minister issued a statement on the 18th that the cabinet meeting held on the same day was approved by the Cabinet Conference to approve a proposal submitted by the Prime Minister Lapd, which decided to formally set up a official establishment of the "Negifov Forum". Regional cooperation mechanism to promote cooperation with Arab countries.

According to the statement, the "Inner Geff Forum" will be set up with six multilateral working groups of food safety and water, energy, tourism, health, education and tolerance, and regional safety. The statement said that the cabinet's decision institutionalized the work of the "Inner Gefov Forum", thereby promoting regional security and stability, leading diplomatic and economic cooperation, and promoting cultural exchanges. The coordination of the forum will be borne by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Lipid said at the cabinet meeting on the 18th that the "Negifov Forum" working group was formally established and will receive funding support. The working group will establish economic and security connections with relevant parties. Israel is cooperating with entrepreneurs in the fields of food technology, water, energy, tourism and climate to increase trade between trade and security between related countries.

On March 28 this year, Israel first invited multiple Arab countries to hold a foreign ministerial meeting as the host. The then Foreign Minister Rapid held talks with the US Secretary of State Brills and the UAE, Barin, Morocco, and Egypt in the southern Gatov Desert in Israel and the UAE, Barin, Morocco, and Egypt. On June 27, senior diplomats in the six countries held a conference on the instructions of the forum in Manama, the capital of Barin.

Under the United States, since 2020, four Arab countries of the UAE, Barin, Sudan, and Morocco have announced the normalization of the relationship with Israel. Earlier, only two Arab countries in Egypt and Jordan established diplomatic relations with Israel.

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