Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan Deny Participation in UAE Summit with Netanyahu
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, a responsible Egyptian source has refuted claims of Egyptian delegate participation in a summit held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as reported by Al-Youm Al-Sabaa citing Russia Today. The Egyptian source emphasized that the circulated information lacks any factual basis, stating that the Egyptian government does not engage in any undisclosed meetings and has no need or motivation to adopt such an approach in managing its regional relationships or contacts.
Concurrently, Saudi Arabia and Jordan on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning also denied Israeli media reports alleging the involvement of officials from their respective countries in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent trip to the UAE. A senior Saudi official informed Reuters that reports of a meeting between Saudi and Israeli officials are inaccurate. Israeli media had previously reported that Netanyahu met with officials from several Middle Eastern countries, including a Saudi official, during his visit to the UAE.
Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sunday and met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE. This visit was confirmed by both the Israeli regime and the UAE. Furthermore, a Jordanian source denied the participation of a Jordanian representative in a meeting with Netanyahu during this trip, branding reports from Israeli media close to Netanyahu as slanderous and baseless. The source suggested these claims were made with electoral aims and followed Netanyahu’s international isolation during his participation in UN meetings.
Earlier, Israel’s Channel 14 reported that the meeting between Netanyahu and bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi took place in two stages. The first stage was dedicated to a bilateral meeting, followed by a broader summit that included representatives from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, and Oman.
