Israeli president meets king of Jordan in Egypt UPDATE

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, has announced that he will meet the King Abdullah II of Jordan and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak within the framework of the UN COP-27 climate summit in Egypt.

As the Jerusalem Post reported, the president disclosed this on November 7 before traveling to the summit, saying "I am going to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, an important country, for the [conference] of COP-27, which is a historic event in humanity’s most important battle to save the planet’s climate. I will meet with prominent leaders, including the King of Jordan, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and many others. In my statement to the plenary, I will present the Israeli vision, which I call the 'Renewable Middle East', in which Israel and the states of the region will cooperate to find solutions to the major problems of the climate crisis".

The meeting between the Israeli and Jordanian leaders occurred in the evening hours of November 7, as Herzog published on his official Twitter account.

Pleased to meet my friend @KingAbdullahII of Jordan at #COP27 today. We discussed trilateral Israel-UAE-Jordan cooperation on energy and water, as well as the southern Jordan River rehabilitation project, the advancement of our bilateral ties, and regional issues. 🇮🇱🤝🇯🇴 pic.twitter.com/bwFP4jOGTb

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) November 7, 2022