UAE, UK Officials Discuss Strategic Relations

UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa. WAM
UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa. WAM
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UAE, UK Officials Discuss Strategic Relations

UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa. WAM
UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with the British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa. WAM

UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and James Cleverly, British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa, have discussed the strategic relations between the two countries and ways to enhance cooperation in all fields, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Sunday.

During the meeting held at the ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Abdullah emphasized the historic strategic ties between the two countries, which are based on a longstanding history of friendship and cooperation, WAM said.

They reviewed a number of regional and international issues of mutual interest, and discussed the latest efforts of the two states to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the news agency added.



Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
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Albudaiwi: GCC Stance on Russia-Ukraine Crisis is Based on International Law, UN Charter

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi affirmed that the council's position on the Russia-Ukraine crisis is based on international law and the United Nations Charter, which emphasizes the need to maintain an international order based on respect for the sovereignty of states, the integrity of their territories, and their political independence, as well as non-interference in their internal affairs and the prohibition of the use or threat of force, SPA reported.
According to a press release from the GCC's Secretariat General, Albudaiwi made this statement at his meeting on Monday with Ambassador of Ukraine to Saudi Arabia Anatolii Petrenko.
Albudaiwi also said that the GCC states are exerting mediation efforts and support all regional and global initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, achieve a ceasefire, and find a political solution through dialogue and negotiations.
The meeting also discussed ways to boost Gulf-Ukrainian relations, and regional and international issues.