Negev Forum steering committee begins work in UAE ahead of March summit

The steering committee of the Negev Forum met Monday in Abu Dhabi to prepare for the second multilateral summit, scheduled for the spring in Morocco.

No final date has been set for the Morocco gathering.

Israel’s delegation is headed by Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz. Over 20 senior officials from the agriculture, defense, health, tourism, intelligence, energy, economy and education ministries flew with Ushpiz, as did…