DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, Aug 1 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Ministry said, results of the sixth joint meeting with Iran, on maritime affairs, were “satisfying.”
“The meeting was a continuation of the previous meetings of the joint committee, which was formed to discuss routine maritime issues, including maritime connections, illegal entries and smuggling, fishermen and shared borders,” Salem Mohammed Al Zaabi, director of the ministry’s International Security Cooperation Department, said.
He stressed the importance of these meetings to address routine maritime issues between the two countries.
Meanwhile, Iran’s news agency, IRNA, said, Iranian and Emirati officials, have agreed to bolster bilateral maritime security cooperation, during the meeting held in Tehran, the first such talks since 2003, which came amid tensions in the Gulf region.– NNN-WAM
