Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, in Abu Dhabi to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to the escalating conflict.
In the presence of Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, on Tuesday, 24 winners of the 17th edition of the Al Burda Award were honoured.
During the call, the two top diplomats explored ways to boost regional and global efforts to de-escalate the situation and protect civilians, while boosting humanitarian response to support the people of the Gaza Strip and sustain such support.
The 14th annual Sir Bani Yas Forum, organised by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Atlantic Council, concluded today in Dubai.
The two sides also discussed the current situation in light of the truce reached in the Gaza Strip, and its role in intensifying and accelerating the delivery of the necessary relief and medical aid to the people of Gaza.
While chairing the 11th session of the UAE-Bahrain Joint Higher Committee, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, who chaired the Bahraini side.
The two sides also discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including the environment and climate, within the framework of the UAE's hosting of COP28 in Expo City Dubai this month.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed in a phone call with Odongo Jeje Abubakar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda, the ties between their countries and prospects for boosting collaboration.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, developments in the Middle East region and their security and humanitarian repercussions.
At the beginning of his speech, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Retno Marsudi and the delegation participating in the first meeting of the UAE-Indonesian Joint Committee.
During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the World Summit of Religious Leaders for Climate, Al Nahyan and Cardinal Parolin discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in a way that supports the two countries' endeavors to uphold the values of tolerance and coexis