JUSTICE - No. 66

8 No. 66 JUSTICE United Arab Emirates: Joint Statement by the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates — Issued on 13 August 2020. 7 Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel — Signed on 15 September 2020. 8 Ratified by the UAE and Israel on 19 and 25 October 2020, respectively. Additional Agreements — Signed on 20 October 2020. 9 n Agreement on Promotion and Protection of Inve st ments . Ratification still pending on both sides. n Agreement on Air Services . Ratification still pending on both sides. n Agreement on Mutual Exemption of Entry Visa Requirements . Both sides ratified the agreement. The UAE suspended the entry into force of the agreement until 1 July 2021 due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions. n Protocol on cooperation in banking and financial services — Signed on 1 September 2020 and came into force upon signature. 10 n Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Improvement and Development of Science and Advanced Technology . Israel ratified the agreement. UAE ratification still pending. n Exchange of notes regarding opening of embassies . Israel opened a temporary embassy in Abu Dhabi on 24 January 2021. 11 Israel opened a General Consulate in Dubai on 26 January 2021. 12 The UAE is in the process of opening an embassy in Israel. 13 n MOU on cooperation between the respective Mini st ries of Finance . Signed in a bilateral meeting between the Finance Ministers on 20 October 2020. Came into force upon signature. n MOU between inve st ment authorities . Signed on 27 December 2020. Came into force upon signature. n In addition, there are ongoing negotiations regarding several MOUs in other fields. Appendix Status of Agreements Reached Under the Framework of the Abraham Accords (April 1, 2021) Bahrain: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation and Con st ructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations , Announced by the 7. Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, U NITED A RAB E MIRATES M INISTRY OF F OREIGN A FFAIRS & I NTERNATIONAL C OOPERATION (Aug. 13, 2020), available at https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/ en/mediahub/news/2020/8/13/13-08-2020-uae-statement 8. Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel, U.S. D EPARTMENT OF S TATE (Sept. 15, 2020), available at https://www.state.gov/wp-content/ uploads/2020/09/UAE_Israel-treaty-signed-FINAL-15- Sept-2020-508.pdf 9. PM Netanyahu hosts historic trilateral Israel-UAE-US summit meeting, I SRAEL M INISTRY OF F OREIGN A FFAIRS (Oct. 20, 2020), available at https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ PressRoom/2020/Pages/PM-Netanyahu-hosts-historic- trilateral-summit-meeting-20-October-20202.aspx 10. Israel and the UAE sign first protocol of understandings on cooperation in banking and financial services, I SRAEL M INISTRY OF F OREIGN A FFAIRS (Sept. 1, 2020), available at https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2020/Pages/Israel- and-the-UAE-sign-first-protocol-of-understandings-on- cooperation-in-banking-and-financial-services-1 11. Opening of a temporary embassy in Abu Dhabi, I SRAEL M INISTRY OF F OREIGN A FFAIRS (Jan. 24, 2021), available at https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/2021/Pages/Opening- of-a-temporary-embassy-in-Abu-Dhabi-24-January-2021. aspx 12. Opening of a temporary embassy in Abu Dhabi, 26 January 2021, available at https://www.gov.il/he/ departments/news/arrival_of_the_israeli_commissioner_ to_rabat_and_the_opening_of_the_consulate_general_ of_israel_in_dubai 13. Statement on planned opening of UAE Embassy in Israel, E MIRATES N EWS A GENCY (Jan. 25, 2021), available at https:// wam.ae/en/details/1395302904128