Historic Agreement Brings Shomron To Dubai

Shomron Regional Council chairman Yossi Dagan visited Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, accompanying wine and honey producers from Shomron in order to create business ties between the UAE and Samaria.

Companies from Shomron have signed an agreement to export wine, honey, olive oil and tahini to the UAE, through the Emirates company FAM, which was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 leading growth companies in the Middle East.

The Shomron Regional Council is the first municipal authority in Israel to succeed in signing export agreements to the UAE and was also the first to travel to the UAE with a delegation of businessmen to promote economic ties through export agreements.

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The agreement was signed at the FAM offices in Dubai between "Paradise Honey" in northern Shomron, the Tura Winery and FAM in the presence of Council Chairman Dagan and representatives of the Har Bracha Winery, the Tom Winery and the Arnon Winery.

The "Paradise Honey" company from the town of Hermesh in northern Shomron produces about 50 tons of honey a year, natural honey without additives and which comes in unique flavors. The wineries that have signed with the company are world-renowned wineries that win international awards every year, as do the olive oil and tahini which comes from the Shomron region. The Tura Winery in Rehelim has won more than 80 international awards in the last 10 years.

"We are making history," said Yossi Dagan. "We are opening a new economic page between the most excellent companies in Shomron and FAM. I am very excited and happy with how things stand. Shomron strives to lead in all areas, and also in the field of export and business development. This is a historic moment. The Shomron region that I am proud to represent is located in the heart of the State of Israel, and is the most demographically growing region in Israel and economically it is also growing."

"We are happy to be the first to bring Shomron to Dubai, this agreement and other agreements that will come later are expected to strengthen the economy in Shomron and the State of Israel and also have a good effect on the United Arab Emirates," Dagan said.