UAE’s Bowardi, Sudan’s Hussein Discuss Military, Defense Cooperation

UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi during his meeting with Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. General Muhammad Othman al-Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Monday, August 22, 2022. (WAM)
UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi during his meeting with Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. General Muhammad Othman al-Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Monday, August 22, 2022. (WAM)
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UAE’s Bowardi, Sudan’s Hussein Discuss Military, Defense Cooperation

UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi during his meeting with Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. General Muhammad Othman al-Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Monday, August 22, 2022. (WAM)
UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi during his meeting with Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. General Muhammad Othman al-Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Monday, August 22, 2022. (WAM)

UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Bowardi held talks with the Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces Lt. General Muhammad Othman al-Hussein in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Both sides underscored the efforts to bolster and develop cooperation in all fields, especially with regard to military coordination and defense cooperation.

Bowardi welcomed Hussein and his accompanying delegation and commended the positive developments in bilateral ties, in light of the support of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a way that serves the interests of both countries and peoples.

“The relations between the United Arab Emirates and Sudan are a model of effective overall cooperation, supported by the convergence of views and stances towards the region and the rest of the world,” Bowardi said, noting that the UAE’s leadership has repeatedly affirmed its support for Khartoum in various occasions.

Hussein also held talks with his UAE counterpart Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani al-Rumaithi under the framework of the ongoing coordination and consultation between the two countries.

Discussions tackled the existing cooperation ties and means to enhance them at various levels.



Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
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Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)
Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)

Saudi Arabia officially reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Damascus after a 12-year closure.

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris made the announcement during the reopening in the Syrian capital. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several senior Syrian government officials and diplomats.

Al-Haris described the reopening as a historic day in relations between Saudi Arabia and Syria.

He underscored the embassy’s keenness on exerting all possible efforts to bolster bilateral relations between Riyadh and Damascus.

Saudi Arabia had named Faisal bin Saud al-Mujfel as its ambassador to Syria months after announcing that it was restoring diplomatic ties with Damascus.

He is the Kingdom’s first ambassador to Syria since 2012.

Riyadh and Damascus announced in October that they were restoring ties, days after Syria’s membership was reinstated in the Arab League. Flights between the two countries were also resumed.