Oman's Foreign Affairs Secretary
General, Sayyid
al-Busaidi, said Arab states need to accept the fact that Israel is a
reality in the region. Speaking this weekend at the 4th Mediterranean Dialogues in Rome, he said,
We are all part of one region and
we have to come to terms with that reality. The only way to really reach a
situation of a sustainable degree of stability is that we have to reach one
another and talk and translate that talk into concrete action….It is good to
turn an enemy into a friend. *
If Oman established diplomatic
relations with Israel, they will join a growing number of other Arab states that
have shown an openness to Israel, nations such as Saudi Arabia and
Chad. Several Islamic nations already acknowledge the state of Israel such as Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt. However, a number of Arab nations do not presently accept Israel such as Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Iran,
Pakistan, and Afghanistan, though Iran, Qatar, and even Oman at one time did endorse Israel. For more information see Israel International Relations: International Recognition of Israel.
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