Dubai: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Sayyid Badr Hamad Al-Busaidi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman.
During the meeting, both sides discussed the strong historic ties between the UAE and Oman and ways of strengthening their overall cooperation even further. The ministers also discussed a number of issues of mutual concern and the latest regional and global developments.
Sheikh Abdullah highlighted the deep-rooted strategic relations between the UAE and Oman, supported by the two countries’ leaderships, stressing his keenness to consolidate and develop the joint cooperation in all fields.
He also expressed his wishes to Oman for further progress and prosperity, under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman.
Meeting with GCC secretary-general
Sheikh Abdullah also met Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, the visiting Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), today and discussed ways of advancing the joint GCC action in a way that realises aspirations of the GCC leaders and brings about welfare and prosperity for the GCC peoples.
The two parties also took stock of an array of issues of mutual interest.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed commended Al-Hajraf’s efforts to push the joint GCC action forward. For his part, the GCC secretary-general congratulated Sheikh Abdullah on the selection of the UAE to host the COP28 climate conference in 2023.
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Al-Busaidi, for his part, stressed the brotherly relations between the two countries and congratulated the UAE on winning the bid to host the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in 2023.
Meeting with foreign minister of Slovak Republic
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed also received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Ivan Korcok, today and discussed with him ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation. The latest developments on the regional and international arenas were also reviewed, in addition to a number of issues of common interest.
Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the visit of Korcok, praising the friendship and cooperation relations between the UAE and Slovakia, which enjoy the support of the leaderships of the two friendly countries.
For his part, Korcok highlighted the distinguished relations with the UAE, stressing his country’s aspiration to strengthen them in all fields.
Meeting with US officials
Sheikh Abdullah received Brett McGurk, the United States National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, and US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley.
Sheikh Abdullah discussed with US officials the solid strategic relations between the UAE and the friendly nation of US and ways to bolster them and develop joint cooperation to serve the common interests of the two countries. The meeting also tackled issues of common interest.
During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah underscored the strong strategic and historical relations between the UAE and the US and the keenness to advance them and expand prospects of joint cooperation, pointing out to the joint work between the two countries to lay the foundations for security, stability, peace and development in the region.
Meeting with Mauritanian foreign minister
Today, Sheikh Abdullah also received Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah and Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed ways of deepening relations between the two brotherly countries and reviewed regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the Mauritanian Foreign Minister and lauded the excellent ties between the two countries and their keenness to further develop them.
The Mauritanian minister said his country was looking forward to further boost cooperation with the UAE in all domains. He congratulated Sheikh Abdullah on the selection of the UAE to host the COP28 climate conference in 2023.
