CAIRO, Egypt, June 17 (NNN-MENA) – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, commended the role played by Egypt, in ensuring regional stability, noting that the current circumstances the region is passing through, entail “cementing pan-Arab solidarity and cooperation to confront the besetting challenges.”
The top diplomat’s remarks came, during his meeting here with Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who reaffirmed his country’s support for the UAE, during the critical stage the region is experiencing.
“Egypt is avidly following up the ongoing developments in the Arabian Gulf region, particularly the latest incidents that posed a menacing threat to the safety of maritime navigation,” said el-Sisi, doubling on his country’s support for the governments and peoples of “UAE and other sisterly countries, against various challenges, including attempts to destabilise the region, which Egypt considers an integral part of its national security.”
The meeting addressed regional issues of mutual concern, particularly the situation in Libya, with the two sides sharing identical views on supporting counter-terrorism efforts and all endeavours to establish security in Libya.
Sheikh Abdullah and el-Sisi also reviewed the latest developments in Sudan and expressed explicit solidarity with the people of Sudan, to survive the current critical stage and fulfil their ambitions.
On Yemen and Syria, the two sides reaffirmed their continued efforts to seek political solutions to the crises experienced by the two nations and put an end to their peoples’ suffering.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, Sameh Shokri, Egyptian Foreign Minister, Major General Abbas Kamel, Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence, and Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, UAE’s Ambassador to Egypt.– NNN-MENA
