UAE Says Ready for Additional Efforts to Settle Russia-Ukraine Conflicthttps://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5073297-uae-says-ready-additional-efforts-settle-russia-ukraine-conflict
UAE Says Ready for Additional Efforts to Settle Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive for a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Purchase Licensing Rights
UAE Says Ready for Additional Efforts to Settle Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and United Arab Emirates' President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrive for a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Purchase Licensing Rights
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that he was ready to support efforts to find peace in Ukraine.
Putin met Sheikh Mohammed for informal talks on Sunday that went on until midnight at his residence outside Moscow.
"We continue to make efforts to mediate the exchange of prisoners," Sheikh Mohammed told Putin in the Kremlin, through a translator, Reuters reported.
"And I assure you that we will continue to work in this direction. We are ready to make any efforts to resolve crises and in the interests of peace, in the interests of both sides."
Putin has previously praised both Sheikh Mohammed and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for their mediation efforts over Ukraine.
Royal Saudi Naval Forces Conclude 'Medusa 13' Exercise in Greecehttps://english.aawsat.com/gulf/5073377-royal-saudi-naval-forces-conclude-medusa-13-exercise-greece
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces, alongside forces from Egypt, France and Cyprus, concluded the "Medusa 13" joint naval and air exercise in Greece. (Saudi Defense Ministry)
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Royal Saudi Naval Forces Conclude 'Medusa 13' Exercise in Greece
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces, alongside forces from Egypt, France and Cyprus, concluded the "Medusa 13" joint naval and air exercise in Greece. (Saudi Defense Ministry)
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces, alongside forces from Egypt, France and Cyprus, concluded the "Medusa 13" joint naval and air exercise in Greece.
Rear Admiral Mansour bin Saud Al-Juaid, Commander of the Western Fleet, attended the closing ceremony.
The drill, which included landing operations and live-fire exercises, was conducted on the Greek island of Crete, in the Mediterranean theater.
The Saudi naval forces participated with various units, such as Special Naval Security Units, Marine Infantry, and Naval Aviation. (Saudi Defense Ministry)
Colonel Naval Commander Fahd Al-Humaidi Al-Otaibi, at the helm of the exercise, said in a statement the exercise consisted of two phases, one theoretical, with lectures, and one entailing hands-on operational activities covering military and civil-military operations, information operations, amphibious assaults, civilian evacuations, and protection of freedom of navigation.
The Saudi naval forces participated with various units, such as Special Naval Security Units, Marine Infantry, and Naval Aviation, he added.
These units demonstrated high professionalism and readiness in the course of the exercise, achieving positive results that highlighted the importance of continuous training and development.
The drill, which included landing operations and live-fire exercises, was conducted on the Greek island of Crete, in the Mediterranean theater. (Saudi Defense Ministry)
The exercise met all its objectives, including fostering alliances and security cooperation to bolster maritime security, executing joint combat missions with modern weaponry, coordinating among units to address non-traditional maritime threats, and sharing expertise to secure the theater of operations against potential risks, stressed Al-Otaibi.
