Israeli FM Lapid heads to Bahrain for first official visit

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s overseas curate has landed Bahrain for the archetypal high-level sojourn to the tiny Gulf authorities by a elder authoritative since the signing of a landmark statement to found diplomatic ties betwixt the 2 countries past year. Yair Lapid flew to Bahrain’s superior Manama connected Thursday for meetings with his Bahraini counterpart and to inaugurate Israel’s embassy. The Israeli diplomatic delegation was to conscionable with its Bahraini counterparts and motion a raft of agreements to further cement bilateral ties. After Lapid landed, Bahrain bearer Gulf Air launched its archetypal nonstop formation betwixt Manama and Tel Aviv.