Binoo Joshi
J K News Today
Jammu The US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hailed the UAE-Israeli normalisation of relations as historic.
The pact for which the work was going on for years is seen as a major diplomatic victory for America due to its goodwill with both the countries. It is a crowning success for President Donald Trump in the election year .
A release of state department said on Thursday that Pompeo has hailed this step as a historic day in the calendar . He said : Today is an historic day and a significant step forward for peace in the Middle East.”
There were lot of hostilities between the Muslim world and Israel over a series of issues , including Israel’s move on West bank, Jerusalem etc.
Pompeo revealed that, “ after vigorous diplomatic outreach, President Trump, along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, signed an agreement to fully normalize relations.”
“ This is a remarkable achievement for two of the world’s most forward leaning, technologically advanced states, and reflects their shared regional vision of an economically integrated region. It also illustrates their commitment to confronting common threats, as small — but strong — nations,” he said while adding his assessment of the pact that is expected to have a positive effect in Middle East – something good that has happened during the pandemic that has crippled life in most of the nations in the world.
Pompeo counted the unmistakable divided of peace that comes through such pacts, as he said : “ The United States hopes that this brave step will be the first in a series of agreements that ends 72 years of hostilities in the region.
Although the peace treaties between Israel and Egypt and Jordan have not yet fulfilled their full potential, since the 1978 Camp David Accords and the 1994 Wadi Arava Agreement, we have witnessed significant economic development in Egypt and Jordan, an unmistakable dividend of peace.”
Today’s normalization agreement between Israel and the Emirates holds similar potential and the promise for a better day for the entire region, he said and congratulated Israel and the Emirates for their important achievement. “
Blessed are the peacemakers. Mabruk and Mazal Tov,” he said.
