Saudi Arabia denies talks with Netanyahu in UAE: official
A Saudi official has officially denied reports that Saudi representatives participated in a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the UAE President in Abu Dhabi. The kingdom maintains that its stance on Israel remains unchanged, requiring a path to Palestinian statehood for normalization.
Why it matters
This clarification prevents potential diplomatic misunderstandings regarding the Abraham Accords and the regional stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
A Saudi official denied to AFP reports that representatives of the kingdom had taken part in a meeting on Sunday in Abu Dhabi between Israel’s premier and the UAE president.
Israeli media had claimed that Saudi officials attended an expanded meeting after the talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, saying the focus was security cooperation, Iran, Yemen’s Houthis and regional defence systems.
“No official meetings. No talks. Nothing whatsoever. Our stance on Israel remains unchanged,” a Saudi official told AFP on Tuesday.
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