The Israeli tourism minister has travelled to Saudi Arabia for a United Nations conference, his office said, describing the visit as the first public trip to the country by an Israeli cabinet member.<\/p>\n
Haim Katz\u2019s two-day visit to Riyadh comes as Saudi Arabia is pursuing a possible United States-brokered deal that would forge formal bilateral relations with Israel.<\/p>\n
Katz is leading a delegation on a two-day visit as part of a UN World Tourism Organisation event.<\/p>\n
\u201cTourism is a bridge between nations,\u201d Katz said, according to a statement from his office. \u201cCooperation in the field of tourism has the potential to bring hearts together, and economic progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will work to advance cooperation, tourism and the foreign relations of Israel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Saudi government did not immediately confirm the visit.<\/p>\n
Source: Aljazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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