Foreign Ministry Director General Yuval Rotem visited Dubai in the UAE this week and signed the official agreement for Israel's participation in the expo exhibition to open there next year, Foreign Ministry officials told channel 13.
Channel 13 reporter Barak Ravid reported that Rotem secretly arrived in Dubai on Sunday as part of a delegation that included senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office. During the visit, talks were held with officials in the UAE and at the Expo to arrange for Israel's participation in the event.