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Saudi Arabia has maintained that it will not normalize relations with Israel without a clear path to Palestinian statehood.
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Saudi Arabia denied on Tuesday that its representatives attended a Sunday meeting in Abu Dhabi between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a Saudi official told AFP.
Israeli media had reported the kingdom's attendance. Riyadh's stance on Israel is unchanged, the official said.
Did Saudi Arabia attend the Netanyahu meeting in Abu Dhabi?
No, according to a Saudi official. The official told AFP there were no official meetings or talks and that the kingdom's stance on Israel remains unchanged.
Israeli media had claimed Saudi officials joined an expanded meeting focused on security cooperation, Iran, Yemen's Houthis and regional defense systems.
"No official meetings. No talks. Nothing whatsoever. Our stance on Israel remains unchanged," the Saudi official told AFP on Tuesday.
What is Saudi Arabia's position on normalizing ties with Israel?
Saudi Arabia has maintained that it will not normalize relations with Israel without a clear path to Palestinian statehood.
The United Arab Emirates, by contrast, is a top US ally in the region and one of a handful of Arab nations with official ties to Israel. It signed the Abraham Accords during US President Donald Trump's first term in 2020.
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