A handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows Elazar Cohen, Commissioner General of the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai (L) and Yair Lapid, Israeli Foreign Minister, at the site of the EXPO 2020 Dubai, in the Gulf Emirate, on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Shlomi AMSALEM / GPO / AFP) / XGTY - Israel OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GPO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Mr Lapid said Expo 2020 Dubai was an opportunity to showcase Israeli culture and heritage to the Middle East in a way that was not possible before. Antonie Robertson / The National
Yair Lapid, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrives at a press conference to inaugurate the country's first consulate in Dubai on the second day of his state visit to the Emirates. Antonie Robertson / The National
A Jewish man and Emirati listen as Mr Lapid talks about ties between Israel and the Emirates. Karim Sahib / AFP
Mr Lapid is the most senior Israeli official to visit the UAE. Ali Haider / EPA
Earlier, the foreign minister and centrist party leader unveiled a plaque to inaugurate Dubai's first consulate
Yair Lapid pictured with Mohamed Al Khaja, the UAE's ambassador to Israel, at Israel's Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion
A handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows Elazar Cohen, Commissioner General of the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai (L) and Yair Lapid, Israeli Foreign Minister, at the site of the EXPO 2020 Dubai, in the Gulf Emirate, on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Shlomi AMSALEM / GPO / AFP) / XGTY - Israel OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GPO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Mr Lapid said Expo 2020 Dubai was an opportunity to showcase Israeli culture and heritage to the Middle East in a way that was not possible before. Antonie Robertson / The National
Yair Lapid, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrives at a press conference to inaugurate the country's first consulate in Dubai on the second day of his state visit to the Emirates. Antonie Robertson / The National
A Jewish man and Emirati listen as Mr Lapid talks about ties between Israel and the Emirates. Karim Sahib / AFP
Mr Lapid is the most senior Israeli official to visit the UAE. Ali Haider / EPA
Earlier, the foreign minister and centrist party leader unveiled a plaque to inaugurate Dubai's first consulate
Yair Lapid pictured with Mohamed Al Khaja, the UAE's ambassador to Israel, at Israel's Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion
A handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows Elazar Cohen, Commissioner General of the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai (L) and Yair Lapid, Israeli Foreign Minister, at the site of the EXPO 2020 Dubai, in the Gulf Emirate, on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Shlomi AMSALEM / GPO / AFP) / XGTY - Israel OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GPO" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
