A first-of-its-kind Bahraini business and trade delegation was expected to arrive in Israel on Tuesday in yet another sign of warming relations between the countries.
Bahraini Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani will head the nearly 40-member delegation, which is scheduled to conclude its visit on Thursday.
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Al-Zayani will be greeted at the airport by Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis. He is also expected to hold meetings with Israeli government and trade officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, and Economy and Trade Minister Amir Peretz.
On Thursday, the Bahraini minister is planning to tour the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan and participate in a gathering of Israeli and Bahraini businesspeople before heading back to Manama.
The trade delagtion follows in the recent footsteps of Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, who on November 18 led a historic diplomatic delegation to Israel.
