European Union (EU) High Representative Josep Borrell met on Tuesday with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan in Brussels and discussed a wide-range of issues, said a statement released by Borrell’s office.
“Considering the deepening bilateral relations between the EU and the United Arab Emirates, the High Representative and his Emirati counterpart discussed shared concerns and interests related to trade and investment, climate change, with a view of the upcoming COP28 in Dubai, as well as, economic diversification, and energy transition,” it said.
They also addressed the negative consequences of the ongoing war in Ukraine. The EU’s top diplomat highlighted the importance and necessity for international community to protect the rules-based multilateral world order and uphold respect for the UN Charter. They also held an in-depth exchange on the geopolitical situation, with particular focus on the EU-facilitated Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, the developments in Sudan and on Iran.
They also received briefly a group of young Emirati students from the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, who are on a study tour in Europe, added the statement.
Source: Kuwait News Agency