JERUSALEM, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Bahrain's Undersecretary for Political Affairs in the Foreign Ministry Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa arrived in Israel on Sunday morning and started his four-day visit.
The Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement that the senior Bahraini diplomat has scheduled meetings with Israel's President Isaac Herzog and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
"The undersecretary will also meet with various groups representing Israeli civil society, universities and research institutes to strengthen ties between Israel and Bahrain," the statement read.
Israel and Bahrain signed U.S.-brokered agreements to normalize their ties in 2020.
