Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said in statements at the Negev Summit: 'We have lost 43 years after Egypt in which we could have been at peace. We are building upon a new hope for our children.'
'This is new for Nasser Bourita [Moroccan FM], for Abdullatif [Bahrain FM], and for me, that we are visiting Israel for the first time, although this country has existed for longer than we have known each other. It is time to fill in gaps.'