UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs takes part in coordination meeting of Arab foreign ministers, joint meeting with US Secretary of State

Amman: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs has participated in the coordination meeting of Arab foreign ministers and the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

The meeting, which was held in the Jordanian capital of Amman, discussed the recent developments in the region and efforts to enhance response to the current humanitarian crisis.

The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as the Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed also participated in the joint meeting held by the Arab foreign ministers with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

During the meeting, the ministers emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire, underscoring the importance of intensifying efforts to provide immediate and sustainable flow of humanitarian aid to civilians.

They also discussed the repercussions of the current situation and its effects on the security and stability of the region.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed emphasised the priority of protecting civilians and the need to strengthen humanitarian response to fast-track the delivery of relief and medical aid to them safely and sustainably. He also highlighted the importance of focusing on ways to end extremism, tension and escalating violence in the region.

Sheikh Abdullah further reiterated the UAE’s long-standing and firm position in supporting the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The meeting was attended by Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Jordan; Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State; and Abdullah Matar Al Mazrouei, Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.