UAE | Government
Arab ministers attend meeting with Rice
Foreign ministers of the GCC countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq begin their meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the UAE.
- WAM
- Published: 13:56 July 21, 2008
- Image Credit: Gulf News Archive
- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to meet Arab officials during her visit to the UAE.
Abu Dhabi: Foreign ministers of the GCC countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq were in a meeting on Sunday with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The meeting was attended by Shikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, Faisal Ahmed Al Haji, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmed Abu Al Ghait, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Salah El Din Al Bashir, Jordanian Foreign Minister, and Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister.
Zebari's presence signals Sunni Arab leaders' willingness to consult with members of Iraq's Shiite-dominated government.
Dr Nazar Al Baharna, Bahrain's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Abdullah Al Ramahi, Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister, Prince Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Saud Sr., Under Secretary of the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Shaikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Ali Al Qutbi, Oman Ambassador to the UAE and Abdul Rahman Hamad Al Attiyah, the GCC Secretary General also attended the meeting at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
More from UAE Government
More from UAE
Latest news
- Youngsters dance and raise cash for charity
- Dubai departments upgrade services
- Get yourself a free test for diabetes
- Ensuring a safety net for intellectual property
- Reader's issue addressed
- 5,552 illegals held in Dubai this year
- Man cleared because he took drugs in France
- Man charged with trafficking women
- Auditors to probe Mizin graft case
- Transfusion centre launches new toll free number
- Mirror, mirror show me the way
- Last minute ID rush is on
- Breaking down cultural barriers with photographs
- Car seats for children: Unsafe at any speed
- Abu Dhabi Crown Prince visits Islamic centre
Community Reports
-
Mirror, mirror show me the way
Driver on Salam Street had so many boxes and fruits piled into car, he would not be able to view rear or right side mirrors
-
Parents should be more vigilant
Reader's picture highlights risk of negligence by caretakers
-
Warming up to ‘Mobilise the Earth' theme
Dubai school dedicates a whole week to celebrating Earth Day with can-collection drives, sapling plantation and painting competition among others
-
Drivers using mobiles put others' lives at risk
Speeding is dangerous for the driver and other motorists
