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Abdullah bin Zayed meets UN Secretary General Posted on 30/09/2008 New York - HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs met here yesterday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Sheikh Abdullah's meeting with the UN chief touched on a number of international and regional issues being discussed by the UN General Assembly, notably Iraq, Palestine, the Middle East and Afghanistan. The humanitarian role of the UAE in many troubled hotspots in the world was also discussed. The UN Secretary General commended the UAE move to open its ...  >>MORE

UAE FM Abdullah Bin Zayed meets EU officials, Abbas, Blair, Karzai, counterparts and leaders in New York Posted on 27/09/2008 New York - Bilateral relations between the UAE and respective countries and issues of mutual concern were at the centre of meetings which brought together UAE Foreign Minister H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and leaders and counterpart foreign ministers of other countries. The separate meetings took place in New York on the sidelines of the 63rd sessions of the United Nations General Assembly. Sheikh Abdulla and Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA), at one of ...  >>MORE

US, GCC, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt voice support for full exercise of navigational rights in the Strait of Hormuz Posted on 26/09/2008 Washington - The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States called on Iran to honour its promise of cooperating with the IAEA, its commitment to develop peaceful nuclear power, and its assurance that it is not seeking production of nuclear weapons. In their joint statement issued jointly today by participating Foreign Ministers after the GCC, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and United States meeting on September 24, 2008, in New York City, the Ministers ...  >>MORE

Gargash hails the strong cooperation between UAE and UN in combating proliferation of WMD Posted on 22/09/2008 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE DR. Anwar Gargash hailed the strong cooperation between UAE and the United Nations in relation to the international efforts for combating proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction (WMD). He added that the UAE is one among those countries at the forefront in the region in implementing several measures to ban the spread of WMD. Among these measures are the establishment of a task force to block the spread of WMD in the country, as per an ordinance ...  >>MORE

UAE condemns terror attacks in Islamabad Posted on 21/09/2008 The United Arab Emirates has condemned the terrorist act, which took place yesterday evening in Islamabad and led to killing of tens and injuring of hundreds of people. "The UAE strongly condemns this heinous crime, committed by terrorists this evening in Islamabad and led to losses in lives and properties," a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry reaffirmed solidarity with the Pakistani government in the face of these terrorist acts and called on the Pakistani ...  >>MORE

Khalifa urges scholars to promote tolerant Islam Posted on 08/09/2008 President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan appreciated Sunday the credible role the Muslim scholars play in disseminating knowledge, awareness, intimacy and moderation among Muslim faithfuls. The president also highlighted the important mission of scholars in propagating the moderate school of tolerant Islam and its lenient principles. Addressing a group of scholars and preachers being hosted by the President during the holy month of Ramadan, Sheikh Khalifa stressed those scholars have ...  >>MORE

Abdullah bin Zayed receives heads of missions Posted on 08/09/2008 Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met in Abu Dhabi yesterday evening with the heads of UAE missions abroad at the sidelines of their third meeting, currently held in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Abdullah exchanged with the heads of missions greetings on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. He also praised their efforts to project the country's image abroad and to strengthen UAE's relations with the countries of the world. Sheikh Abdullah wished the diplomats success in ...  >>MORE

No discrimination against any nationalities at UAE's airports - State official Posted on 04/09/2008 An official at UAE's Foreign Ministry has asserted that no discrimination is practised against any particular nationality at the country's various airports. The official explained that the procedures followed at the airports use state of the art systems for security check, and all passengers, irrespective of their citizenships, have to pass through these procedures. Commenting on a recent statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, accusing UAE of discriminating against Iranian travellers at ...  >>MORE

UAE joins CICA Posted on 26/08/2008 Almaty - The UAE has joined the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Ibrahim Hassan Saif, signed the membership document for the UAE during the CICA 3rd conference, opened here by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev. Foreign ministers and representatives of 20 countries attended the conference. President Nazarbayev welcomed the UAE's joining of the organisation. He said UAE's membership was a new addition to the ...  >>MORE

UN Secretary General welcomes UAE decision to write off Iraq debt Posted on 09/08/2008 New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed UAE's decision to write off all debts on Iraq. The debt amounting to USD 4bn that was paid to Iraq over the last several years was written off along with interest by a decision in July by President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In a report on UN mission in Iraq, presented to UN Security council for ratification, Ban Ki-moon, said 'the decision of the United Arab Emirates to forgive Iraqi debt is a strong step that I hope is ...  >>MORE

Sheikh Zayed's initiative would have saved Iraq: Arab League Chief Posted on 29/07/2008 Kuwait - Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Mousa said the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan's initiative back in 2003 for the then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down to avoid a possible war against Iraq would have averted many evils that have now riddled Iraq and the whole region. The late Sheikh Zayed made the proposal for Saddam to go into exile at an emergency Arab summit in Sharm el-Shaikh just weeks before the US-led war began in March 2003, said Mousa in a lenghty ...  >>MORE

Foreign Ministers of GCC, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and USA begin meeting Posted on 22/07/2008 Foreign ministers of the GCC countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and the United States began their joint meeting yesterday at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by HH sheikh 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, Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Dr Nazar Al Baharna, ...  >>MORE

Arab Foreign Ministers begin meeting on Sudan Posted on 20/07/2008 Cairo - Arab Foreign Ministers began their emergency meeting here yesterday to discuss the latest developments in the stand-off between Sudan and the International Criminal Court. The meeting is being chaired by Mohammed Ali Yousif, Foreign minister of Djibouti. The UAE's delegation to the meeting is headed by HE Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. – Emirates News Agency, WAM ...  >>MORE

UAE is reaping fruits of its credible foreign policy Posted on 17/07/2008 The UAE is reaping the fruits of credibility -based foreign policy at the international scene, according to the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). "Building this positive standing and reputation is not an easy task ........ it has been made through a long record of sincere efforts and movements, the UAE leadership is well aware of this fact as it has translated wisdom and logic into its foreign policy,' the Akhbar Al Sa'a said. The daily publication of the ECSSR added: ...  >>MORE

Abdullah gets Rice's call Posted on 08/07/2008 Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Monday night a telephone call from US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The two ministers reviewed during the conversation the latest developments in the Middle East with emphasis on Palestine and Iraq. Rice thanked Sheikh Abdullah for inviting her to attend the Forum of the Future scheduled to be hosted by the UAE next October. The UAE will host the forum's ministerial council from October 18 to 19 under the co-presidency of ...  >>MORE

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