UAE minister meets Israeli tech experts in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, July 14– The United Arab Emirates Minister for Food and Water Security Mariam Almheiri on Wednesday met with tech experts in Israel, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a statement. This meeting marks the first official visit of a senior UAE government official to an Israeli academic institution, it added. Israel and the UAE signed a historic…

JERUSALEM, July 14 (Xinhua) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Food and Water Security Mariam Almheiri on Wednesday met with tech experts in Israel, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) said in a statement.

The minister met HU experts at the university to promote a research and innovation partnership based on food tech and agritech, the statement said.

This meeting marks the first official visit of a senior UAE government official to an Israeli academic institution, it added.

Among the topics discussed were plant adaptation to heat and desert-like conditions, intelligent uses of water, and the latest innovations in agriculture.

Israel and the UAE signed a historic normalization deal at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020. Enditem