(Wall Street Journal) Nour Malas - Israel participated Sunday in the first meeting in Abu Dhabi of the newly-formed International Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA. Israel's minister for infrastructure Uzi Landau led a delegation to the third meeting of the preparatory commission. Israel and the United Arab Emirates have no diplomatic relations. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and the presence in the sheikdom of officials from the Jewish state is considered politically sensitive.
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