#Israel's top diplomat Yair #Lapid arrived in the #UnitedArabEmirates on Tuesday for the first ever official visit by an Israeli minister, after the two nations normalised ties in September. Lapid landed at Abu Dhabi airport after earlier tweeting a picture of himself from inside a plane, with the caption: "Taking off for a historic visit to the UAE." FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.

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