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(Communicated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid will host the US Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Egypt at 'The Negev Summit' which will take place in Sde Boker, this afternoon (Sunday, 27 March 2022) and tomorrow morning (Monday, 28 March 2022).
 
Six foreign ministers will participate in this historic meeting: Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco Nasser Bourita, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shoukry.
 
The foreign ministers will arrive beginning this afternoon (Sunday) at the Isrotel Kedma Hotel in Sde Boker and will have dinner together. 
 
Meetings will be held tomorrow morning between the foreign ministers; statements will be issued at their conclusion.