UAE, UK Discuss Consolidating Strategic Ties

UAE, UK Discuss Consolidating Strategic Ties
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UAE, UK Discuss Consolidating Strategic Ties

UAE, UK Discuss Consolidating Strategic Ties

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dominic Raab discussed the cooperation and strategic ties between the two countries in various fields, including the health sector.

This came in a phone call today, wherein the two top diplomats reviewed regional and international developments of concern, most notably the situation in Iran, Yemen, and Libya.

The two sides touched on their efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing the importance of further enhancing cooperation in addressing the pandemic's fallout and supporting the global action to develop a vaccine.

Sheikh Abdullah and Raab also emphasized the historical relations between the two friendly countries and their keenness to reinforce their cooperation for the best interest of their peoples and their aspirations for development and prosperity.

Raab hailed anew the peace accord between the UAE and Israel, describing it as an important step in the peace process in the region.

Sheikh Abdullah thanked Raab and noted the UK's key role in promoting peace and supporting security and stability in the region.



Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
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Qatar’s Emir: No Peace in Region Without Establishing a Palestinian State

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Thursday the crisis in the Middle East is a "collective genocide," and that establishing a Palestinian State is the only way to ensure peace in the region.
"It has become crystal clear that what is happening is genocide", he said during the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Doha.
The Emir emphasized that there can be no peace in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Qatari Emir also condemned Israeli air strikes and military operations "against the brotherly Lebanese Republic".
Israel launched an assault a year ago on the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli towns. 
This week, Israel launched a ground incursion in Lebanon against Hezbollah, which has been firing into Israel in what it says is solidarity with the Palestinians.