Israel gets down buying aluminium from Bahrain: Sources
The middle-eastern nation on the Mediterranean Sea, Israel surfaced importation of aluminium from Bahrain, as reported by Manama’s local print media on 9th January, mentioning it over an interview with Eitan Na'eh, the present Israeli ambassador to Bahrain.
In 2021, Eitan Na'eh was appointed as Israel's first ambassador to Bahrain, this emerged a year after the two countries agreed to harmonize relations. However, Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) is the first aluminium smelter in the Middle-East region, started its commercial operations back in 1971.
The diplomat did not spell out the volume or the value of Israel's aluminium imports from Bahrain. According to Na'eh, Israel's national airline El Al should commence flights to Manama soon, while Bahrain's Gulf Air in September 2021announced the launch of direct flights to Tel Aviv.
The Ambassador also added that the two states are also chalking out to ink an agreement that empowers the transhipment of goods arriving by sea in Bahrain onto airways directing to Israel.
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